Strategic Housing Plan

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We would like to hear from you about your greatest housing challenges and needs!

Housing affordability has become a major challenge across the nation. Historically, Lakewood has been a relatively affordable housing market, but now residents are facing rising housing costs that have only been exacerbated by a tight Colorado housing market, COVID-19 pandemic, and inflation. As of 2022, the average sale price for a home in Lakewood was approximately $733,000 and the 2022 average rental price is rising to $1,891. Approximately 60 percent of all Lakewood renters and 20 percent of all Lakewood homeowners are paying more than 30% of their annual income on housing costs, which is considered unaffordable by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Over the next six months, city staff and consultants will be gathering data and conducting outreach to identify strategies that help to preserve affordable housing and create new affordable housing options in Lakewood. The information gathered will help inform a Strategic Housing Plan to assist the city in meeting the community’s most crucial housing needs.

Stay informed by subscribing to updates by clicking the link in the right-hand column.

The Strategic Housing Plan is funded by a grant from the Colorado State Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). The grant is part of House Bill 21-1271 and DOLA’s Affordable Housing Planning Grant Program.


We would like to hear from you about your greatest housing challenges and needs!

Housing affordability has become a major challenge across the nation. Historically, Lakewood has been a relatively affordable housing market, but now residents are facing rising housing costs that have only been exacerbated by a tight Colorado housing market, COVID-19 pandemic, and inflation. As of 2022, the average sale price for a home in Lakewood was approximately $733,000 and the 2022 average rental price is rising to $1,891. Approximately 60 percent of all Lakewood renters and 20 percent of all Lakewood homeowners are paying more than 30% of their annual income on housing costs, which is considered unaffordable by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Over the next six months, city staff and consultants will be gathering data and conducting outreach to identify strategies that help to preserve affordable housing and create new affordable housing options in Lakewood. The information gathered will help inform a Strategic Housing Plan to assist the city in meeting the community’s most crucial housing needs.

Stay informed by subscribing to updates by clicking the link in the right-hand column.

The Strategic Housing Plan is funded by a grant from the Colorado State Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). The grant is part of House Bill 21-1271 and DOLA’s Affordable Housing Planning Grant Program.


Page last updated: 15 Mar 2023, 04:17 PM