Fayette Country, Pennsylvania, Housing Market Analysis - EERE

Fayette County
Housing Market Analysis
C. Homeownership Needs.........................................................................................158
i. Homeownership Demand Forecast............................................................158
ii. Segments of the Sales Housing Market that are Inadequately Served......159
D. Rental Housing Needs ..........................................................................................159
i. Demand Forecast for Rental Housing Units...............................................159
ii. Segments of the Rental Market that are Inadequately Served ..................160
E. Comparison to Existing Construction Trends .......................................................161
7. ASSESSMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS........................166
A. Low Income Households.......................................................................................166
i. Poverty Level..............................................................................................166
ii. Reduced or Free School Lunch Participants by School District.................168
iii. Cost Burdened Renter Households by Household Income........................169
iv. Housing Wage ............................................................................................169
v. Private Assisted Rental Unit Eligibility........................................................170
B. Inventory of Affordable Rental Units .....................................................................173
i. Inventory of Publicly and Privately Assisted Rental Units ..........................173
ii. Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers..........................175
iii. Affordable Renter Housing Potentially Lost to Conversion ........................178
iv. Current Planned Projects ...........................................................................179
C. Homeless ..............................................................................................................179
i. Continuum of Care Process .......................................................................179
ii. Available Resources...................................................................................180
iii. Identified Housing Needs ...........................................................................180
D. Existing and Potential Housing Resources...........................................................181
i. Redevelopment Authority of the County of Fayette (RACF) ......................181
ii. Funding Sources for Housing.....................................................................182
8. OTHER QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES ...............................................185
A. Crime.....................................................................................................................185
B. Regional Location/Access/Public Transportation .................................................185
i. Interchange 1-- Bull Run Road / Telegraph Road Interchange..................187
ii. Interchange 2 -- Brownsville Connector Interchange .................................187
iii. Interchange 3 -- Searights Interchange......................................................187
iv. Interchanges 4 and 5..................................................................................187
9. BARRIERS TO NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT..............................190
A. Constraints............................................................................................................190
i. Quality of existing housing stock ................................................................190
ii. Lack of systematic code enforcement ........................................................190
iii. Lack of infrastructure east of Laurel Ridge.................................................190
iv. Average quality of education ......................................................................191
v. Difficult commute to Pittsburgh without Mon-Fayette Expressway ............191
10. ASSETS ON WHICH TO BASE A HOUSING STRATEGY ...................192
A. Opportunities for the Housing Market ...................................................................192
i. Growth Areas..............................................................................................192
ii. KOZs and LERTAs .....................................................................................192
iii. Urban Revitalization ...................................................................................193
iv. Rural Environment......................................................................................193
v. Proximity to Pittsburgh and Morgantown....................................................193
11. STRATEGIC PLAN .....................................................................195
A. Introduction ...........................................................................................................195
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