Jefferson City leaders to hear presentation on housing supply strategy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Jefferson City leaders will hear a presentation Tuesday on a new housing supply strategy proposed by Capital City Housing to improve the city’s housing stock.
According to the presentation, created by Capital City Housing, the strategy is an “actionable plan to expand the City’s housing supply and improve housing quality and stock”.
The presentation says Jefferson City needs a housing strategy.
“Home prices and rents continue to rise; the City has an aging housing stock; the City has made progress in permitting but needs more growth to meet its housing challenges,” the presentation states.
The presentation includes numbers, saying that typical home value is up 73% since 2019, HUD fair market rent is up $30 to $58 since 2020, more than 50% of homes were built before 1980, and that 110 units were permitted in 2025, which is only a 0.63% growth in the housing stock.
According to the presentation, households with unmet housing needs range from hourly wage workers to professional employees, including older adults, people with disabilities, and low-income households.
The strategy includes three phases: phase one with early success and foundation, phase two with the expansion and scale, and phase three with longer-term needs. The strategy is to build more, repair more, and ensure the city and its partners can implement this strategy.
The strategy comes after the capital city housing task force worked with the group housing innovations LLC to create this strategy to improve the city’s housing stock.
The presentation says Jefferson City is in a good position to address its housing challenges.
“The City has a strong economic base, home prices and rents that – while increased over earlier levels – are still lower than in many other cities, and a committed City government,” says the presentation.
Housing growth is a part of the city’s larger “race to 50” initiative, which aims to increase Jefferson City’s population to 50,000 residents.
Planning for the project was also directly tied to the 2019 tornado that destroyed 152 housing units in the city, most being rentals.
The presentation asks that the city council acknowledge the strategy and authorize city staff to use it as a guide; as work advances, specifics will be considered.
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