FULL RESIDENTIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS RELEASED

  

The public can now view the full results of a residential needs assessment for Brenham and Washington County.

The study, conducted last summer by the Houston-based Community Development Strategies (CDS), contains the most recent research, analysis and findings related to the local housing market.

Results from the assessment will assist Brenham’s public agencies and the housing development industry to better understand the community’s present housing situation and encourage development of new housing choices for the community and its workforce.

Specialists from CDS evaluated the community’s economic trends, demographics, residents, workforce and current housing inventory.  Residents participated in the workforce housing survey to identify housing needs for those employed in Washington County.

A report on the assessment was given at last week’s Brenham City Council meeting.

Brenham | Washington County Economic Development Director Susan Cates said while the results of the study “are not a surprise for those living and working in Brenham,” the analysis “gives us a place to start to meet the needs of our local workforce.”

The full assessment can be read here.