The general purposes of this study were to: (1) conduct a housing needs assessment for New Hampshire Housing at the County, Metro Area, and State levels; (2) evaluate the current status and content of regional housing elements and to suggest alternative approaches; and (3) to examine regional housing need allocation models that measure the relative performance of areas in achieving a proportional distribution of assisted housing. The study used housing need assessment data that is consistently available at the municipal level so that the approaches used here may be replicated for any region.

Housing Technical Report for the State and Regions (full report, 3.8MB)

Executive Summary
Part A - Summary of Statewide Needs
Part B - Housing Needs by County and Metro Area               
   Housing Needs Profiles by Area
Part C - Development of Regional Housing Need Assessments
Source List for Figures and Tables in This Report

Appendix 1 - National Review of Need Assessment Practice

Appendix 2 - Distributive Models for Low Income Housing

Appendix 3 - Housing Production and Needs Model

Data Files of Selected Housing Need Indicators: (Microsoft Excel Files)

File 1 - Housing Needs Model for State, Counties, and Metro Areas
File 2 - Municipal Data for Proportionate Distribution Models
File 3 - Census 2000 Household Income by Tenure for NH Municipalities
File 4 - Census 2000 Renter Household Housing Costs as a Percent of Income by NH Municipality
File 5 - Census 2000 Owner Household Housing Costs by Income and by Age by NH Municipality
File 6 - Census 2000 Renter Household Housing Costs by Income and by Age by NH Municipality
File 7 - Census 2000 Renter Household Gross Rent as a Percent of Income Summary Table for the State,   
           Counties and Metro Areas
File 8 - Census 1990 Owner Household Housing Costs by Income for NH Municipalities
File 9 - Census 1990 Renter Household Housing Costs by Income for NH Municipalities