Fairfield County CT

Feb 2021

Fairfield County Housing Needs Assessment

To help communities in Fairfield County, CT understand and address challenges related to housing, RPA offers data and analysis on demographics and housing characteristics for all of the county’s 23 towns and cities.
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Demographics

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Housing Inventory

Federally Subsidized Housing

Program Units () Units (Fairfield County)
Public Housing 4402
Section 8 - Housing Choice Voucher Program 8933
Section 8 - Project-based Voucher 683
Section 8 - Other / Non-voucher 4935
Section 202 245
FHA HUD Multifamily Mortgages 1424
HOME 729
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2177
Other Federal Subsidized Housing 136

Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity, 2020, and HUD Picture of Subsidized Households, 2019

State Subsidized and Administered Housing

Program Units () Units (Fairfield County)
Congregate Housing 2042
Elderly 2796
Moderate Rental 1715
Housing for the Homeless 92
Restrictive Covenants 485
Deed Restrictions 3000
Other State Subsidy Programs 555

Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity, 2020

Change in Housing Costs (Inflation-Adjusted)

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Housing Gap Analysis

Area Median Family Income for a 4-person Household

IncomeAffordable Monthly Housing Cost
30% AMFI$$
50% AMFI$$
80% AMFI$$
100% AMFI$$

HUD Annual Income Limits, 2020

Household Income and Housing Cost Burden

Renter-occupied housing gap

Income Band Burdened Severely Burdened Total Burdened
0 - 30% AMFI
30 - 50% AMFI
50 - 80% AMFI
Over 80% AMFI
Total

Owner-occupied housing gap

Income Band Burdened Severely Burdened Total Burdened
0 - 50% AMFI
50 - 80% AMFI
80 - 100% AMFI
Over 100% AMFI
Total

Household Income and Unit Cost

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Regional Affordability and Inequality

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Quality of Life

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to

Sean Franklin
Intern

Funded By

Fairfield County's Community Foundation

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