Village of Dwight

Source: Marvin Planning Consultants, Inc 2019

Table 2.7 relates to Question 24 which asked “Does the type of housing you desire exist in David City, Butler County, or any of the communities in Butler County?” The answers between Yes and No were split by both renters and owners without a defined majority. The owners, however, had 27.71% say they were not sure. There appears to be a lack of faith that the housing stock throughout Butler County does not meet the wants of those answering the question.

Table 2.8: Preferred Housing Type by Tenure

Source: Marvin Planning Consultants, Inc 2019

The final question asked the respondents their opinion on the type of housing that should be developed throughout Butler County. Their choices were “Affordable Apartments”, “Affordable Singlefamily Homes”, Housing for Seniors or Disabled Individuals”, “Apartment Communities with Amenities”, “Upper Scale Apartments” or “Upper Scale Single-family Homes (greater than $250,000).

The question in Table 2.8 asked the respondents to select all that applied; therefore, all of the categories will exceed 100%.

The vast majority of respondents agreed there needs to be a mixture of new housing constructed throughout Butler County. The blue shaded area in Table 2.8 indicates the housing types the participants felt should be constructed throughout the county. Overwhelming agreement occurred in the category of Affordable Single-family Homes with 50.0% of renter and 81.25% of homeowners; overall, 78 (75.0%) of the 104 respondents replied in this housing type. Affordable Single-family Homes was followed by Affordable Apartments and Housing for Seniors or Disabled Individuals.

Survey Summary

Based upon the information shared by the survey respondents, there was a good mixture of individuals representing renters and homeowners.

When asked if the respondents planned to move within 5-years, 6 to 10 years, or not at all, the majority, 78.26%, of renters would be moving within 5-years and 21.74% did not anticipate moving within the next 10-years. Homeowners were more willing to stay where they are currently. Only 29.27% anticipate moving in the next 5-years and 56.10% do not plan to move within the next 10-years. If these statistics are expanded across David City and Butler County, the large number of people stating they intend to move within the next 5-years should be a concern, since it is not known why, or where they may move. If it is out of county, the county