Housing Needs Assessment 2023

April 3, 2023

View the Assessment Here: Muskegon Housing Needs Assessment 23-27

City of Muskegon, Michigan retained Bowen National Research in July of 2022
for the purpose of conducting a Housing Needs Assessment of the city of
Muskegon, Michigan.

With changing demographic and employment characteristics and trends expected
over the years ahead, it is important for the local government, stakeholders and
its citizens to understand the current market conditions and projected changes that
are expected to occur that will influence future housing needs. Toward that end,
this report intends to:

•  Provide an overview of present-day Muskegon, Michigan.
• Present and evaluate past, current and projected detailed demographic
  characteristics.
• Present and evaluate employment characteristics and trends, as well as the
  economic drivers impacting the area.
• Determine current characteristics of all major housing components within the
  market (for-sale/ownership and rental housing alternatives).
• Evaluate ancillary factors that affect housing market conditions and
  development (e.g., commuting/migration patterns, development
  opportunities, development costs and government regulations, and special
  needs populations).
• Provide housing gap estimates by tenure and income segment.
• Collect input from community members including area stakeholders,
  employers, and residents/commuters in the form of online surveys.