TOWN OF NATICK Housing Production Plan

Single-Family,
72.6%
Figure 5
Housing Type
Source: Town of Natick Assessor
Housing Tenure
Table 22 shows the housing tenure in 2000 and 2010 for Natick and the surrounding areas.
Natick has a higher rate of homeownership than Middlesex County and the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. However, Natick has a significantly lower rate of homeownership than its
neighboring communities, with the exception of Framingham. In 2010, approximately 72% of
housing units in the town were owner-occupied. This is a small increase from 2000 when
roughly 71% of units were owner-occupied. This indicates that the growth in housing stock has
occurred on a one-for-one basis between rental and ownership units, or that rental units are
converted to ownership units at the same rate that replacement units are built.
Table 22
HOUSING TENURE
Condominiums,
20.9%
2000 2010
Rental Owned Rental Owned
Natick 28.90% 71.10% 28.40% 71.60%
Dover 5.10% 94.90% 5.00% 95.00%
Framingham 44.50% 55.50% 45.50% 55.50%
Sherborn 7.20% 92.80% 6.70% 93.30%
Wayland 8.30% 91.70% 11.30% 88.70%
Wellesley 16.90% 83.10% 18.20% 81.80%
Weston 13.90% 86.10% 14.60% 85.40%
Middlesex 38.30% 61.70% 37.80% 62.20%
Massachusetts 38.30% 61.70% 37.70% 62.30%
Source: 2000 Census, 2010 Census
Two-Family,
5.0%
Three-Family,
0.7%
Multiple
Buildings, 0.3%
4- to 8-Family,
0.4%
8+ Units, 0.1%
Boarding
Houses, 0.0%
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