TOWN OF NATICK Housing Production Plan

Household vs. family – According to the US Census, a family is a group of related individuals
including a householder and at least one more person. A household is a group of
individuals that may or may not be related with one head of household. A household
may include only one family.
HUD – Department of Housing and Urban Development
Inclusionary zoning - Planning ordinances that require a share of new construction to be
designated as affordable for households with low to moderate incomes.
Local Preference Policy – Policy dictating that preference in affordable housing is shown to
individuals and households that live, work, or are related to someone who lives in Natick.
Low-income vs. very low-income – Low-income households are those households making at or
below 50-80% of the Area Median Income. Very low-income households are those
households making below 50% Area Median Income
Median Income – A central point in a sample of household incomes where half of the income
range is above the median point and half of the income range is below the median point.
MLS – Multiple Listing Service
NAHT – Natick Affordable Housing Trust
Rent Burdened – Households that are paying more than 30% of their annual income towards
rent. Severely rent burdened households are those households paying more than 50% of
their annual income towards rent.
Section 8 – Program through which the government authorizes housing assistance payments to
private landlords in order to provide housing for low-income households.
SHI - Subsidized Housing Inventory – A listing of all units within the state that receive federal
or state-level subsidies.
Stakeholder – an individual, group of individuals, or organization with an interest in the issue
at hand.
Subsidized Housing - Housing for moderate to low income individuals and households
supported by government funding.
The Warren Group – Data source that provides housing sales and building permit data based
on individual municipality’s registry of deeds.
ZBA – Zoning Board of Appeals
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