2024 Housing Needs Assessment
The Towns of Mountain Village and Telluride, and San Miguel County are working with the San Miguel Regional Housing Authority (SMRHA) to conduct a Regional Housing Needs Assessment. SMRHA contracted EPS and RRC Associates to conduct the market analysis, which will describe the current need for affordable housing within a multi-jurisdictional area that meets the actual workforce demand in San Miguel County. The multi-jurisdictional region includes the Towns of Telluride and Mountain Village and San Miguel County.
The previous Housing Needs Assessment, as published in 2018 and as directed by Colorado State law, needs to be updated every six years with a resulting housing action plan. This joint effort between the town and county governments will help guide the future of housing in the region and capture post-COVID trends that have not been previously captured. With data-driven results, local governments will be prepared to use public funds wisely to build regional housing that people really need and will live in.
The survey will close on Friday, August 30 at 5 pm.
Mailed Community Survey
A community survey, available in English and Spanish, has been mailed to 4,000 households within San Miguel County and surrounding communities to capture commuter input, including Rico, Ridgway, Log Hill, Paradox, Redvale, Nucla, and Naturita. Recipients of mailed surveys are encouraged to respond within 10 days by returning their paper copies with the prepaid return envelope or online through the URL within the survey.
Online Survey
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment Community Survey is now available online for all San Miguel County residents and employees. Those that received the mailed copy should respond via mail, rather than through the online survey.
General Survey
Residents, workers, retirees, and in-commuters from neighboring counties who did not receive the mailed survey are encouraged to take the survey online by visiting www.housingsurvey.org/open.
Employer Survey
Employers doing business in San Miguel County are also encouraged to participate in an employer housing survey. Most employers received an email invitation to the survey, which can also be accessed by visiting bit.ly/smcemployerhna.
Complete the Survey to Win!
Participants can submit contact information for a chance to win one of three $100 grocery gift cards. Contact information will be used internally only to alert the entrants that they have won.
The survey will close on Friday, August 30 at 5 pm.