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Coldwater sees strong demand for 'missing middle' housing amid limited unit growth
Summary
Consultants and city staff told attendees that Coldwater added roughly 3,000 people but only about 344 housing units in the last decade; survey respondents favored townhomes and other 'missing middle' housing types, signaling a need to diversify housing options.
Consultants told a Coldwater master‑plan open house that the city’s recent population growth has not been matched by housing construction, creating pressure on the local housing market and notable demand for ‘missing middle’ housing types.
Julie of Progressive Companies said Coldwater’s population rose about 27.1% from 2013 to 2023; after accounting for how a prison population was counted, that growth is about 14.5% but remains well above county and state…
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