Expanding Middle Housing Options

According to the 2021 AARP Home and Community Preferences Survey, most people prefer to live in walkable neighborhoods that offer a mix of housing and transportation options and are close to jobs, schools, shopping, entertainment and green spaces.

Many older adults want to leave the home they live in and move into something more affordable, compact and accessible. In too many cases, such housing options — often referred to as middle housing or missing middle housing — don’t exist.

Additionally, many older adults will need the assistance of family members or other caregivers as they age. Middle housing can help family members live with or near one another to support their loved one while still having their own space or residence.

That’s why AARP collaborated with consultants from ECONorthwest to develop local and state middle housing guides that can help government officials, other local leaders, planners and interested residents create effective middle housing legislation and help take the missing out of missing middle housing.

 

GET THE GUIDES

Re-Legalizing Middle Housing: A Model Act and Guide to Statewide Legislation

This comprehensive publication provides options for state governments to pass effective and customized middle housing legislation that works for their communities.

 

 

 

Expanding Middle Housing Options: A Guide to Local Middle Housing Regulations

This publication provides practical local guidance and best practices for how cities and counties can craft location-supportive middle housing standards and regulations.

 

 

 

See Also:

• AARP ivable Communities Missing Middle Housing
• MissingMiddleHousing.com
• AARP Livable Communities Housing Archive
  
  

_{Page published March 2023, updated July 2024}