Housing
SCRCOG’s Housing Initiative focuses on supporting the region’s municipalities in developing housing policies and providing the tools to create additional housing options. Development patterns and minimal affordable housing opportunities have become a barrier to young-professionals, families, senior citizens, and individuals of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds interested in migrating into the region. For the region to flourish, SCRCOG and its member municipalities need to promote healthy, sustainable, and diverse affordable housing options.
Affordable Housing Plans
Housing Working Group Meetings
Housing Factsheets
Community Engagement
Affordable Housing Plans
In 2022, SCRCOG developed individual municipal Affordable Housing Plans (AHPs) and a Regional Housing Plan (RHP), with assistance from RKG Associates, Inc., that provided analysis and guidance on how and where each participating municipality can address its housing needs. The AHPs are compliant with Connecticut General Statute 8-30j, and adhere to the process outlined in the “Planning for Affordability in Connecticut: Affordable Housing Plan and Process Guidebook” developed by CT Department of Housing and the Regional Plan Association.
Regional Housing Plan
The Regional Housing Plan was completed in October 2024. The final plan can be viewed here.
A presentation of the Regional Housing Plan was made to the SCRCOG Board by RKG Associate at the July 2022 SCRCOG Board meeting. Please click here to access the recording of that presentation. Please click here to access the presentation slides.
Adopted Municipal Affordable Housing Plans
Housing Factsheets
SCRCOG created Housing Factsheets for each of the region’s fifteen municipalities. The factsheets are designed to give citizens and community leaders a snapshot of the housing situation in their respective city/town. These factsheets were first created in 2021 and updated to reflect 2025 numbers. Please use the link below to access the Factsheets.
Housing Working Group Meetings
Recordings of 2020 – 2025 Housing Working Group Meetings
The Affordable Housing Working Group consists of municipal planners, chief elected officials, and community leaders. The 2020-2025 Working Group meetings were designed to provide in-depth information on particular housing topics in an effort to enhance a municipality’s ability to plan for the type of housing its citizens need. You can view all recordings below. Stay tuned for more Housing Working Group meetings .
2024-2025 Meetings
2023-2024 Meetings
September 2023: Kick-off! Where We Stand & Where We’re Going.
October 2023: Mixed-Income Housing Tour
November 2023: Reviewing Our Housing Tour with Mixed-Income Housing Experts.
February 2024: Working With Builders & Developers
April 2024: How Do We Prevent Homelessness?
June 2024: Who’s In Charge of Housing Creation?
2021-2022 Meetings
- July 2021: Regional Affordable Housing Plans: Kick-off Meeting
- May 2022: Regional Housing Working Group Meeting
- June 2022: Discussion of FY22-23 Housing Initiative
2022-2023 Meetings
- September 2022: Kick-off Meeting: Affordable Housing in CT and How to Move Forward with Affordable Housing Plans
- October 2022: Affordable Housing Plans Around CT: Learning by Example and How to Make Progress
- November 2022: Getting Through to the Truth: How Affordable Housing Creation Impacts Towns
- December 2022: Build Smarter, Not Harder: Placing Affordable Housing at the Intersection of Opportunities to Ensure Connectivity of Developments
- January 2023: The Nitty Gritty Details of Wastewater Management in New Developments
- February 2023: The Missing Middle: What Options Exist Between Large Colonials and Dense Apartment Developments?
- March 2023: Housing Opportunities in Urbanized Areas: Zoning Changes, Needs of Low-income Units, Mitigating Environmental Hazards, & Rehabilitating Housing Stock
- April 2023: Converting Strip Malls Into Housing: How to Approach Property Owners, Attract Developers, & Incorporate TOD
- May 2023: Housing and Open Space: Can Towns Have Both?
- June 2023: Housing in the SCRCOG Region: Where We Are, Where We’re Headed
2020-2021 Meetings
- April 2020: Proactive Housing Strategies – Methods Used by Successful Towns
- June 2020: The Elephant in the Room: Class, Race & Equity
- September 2020: Continuing the Equity Conversation: Zoning is Vital
- October 2020: Creating & Nurturing Housing Groups
- November 2020: Combatting Myths & Misconceptions: The Facts about Crime, School Costs, and Property Values
- December 2020: Cutting Costs: From Energy Efficiencies to Rehabbing and Retrofitting
- January 2021: Creating Your Town’s Affordable Housing Plan: Guidance from the Department of Housing for Municipalities
- February 2021: Working with Developers: Ensuring Successful Housing Development through Mutual Understanding
- March 2021: Vital Data: The Numbers Your Town Needs to Make Smart Housing Decisions
- April 2021: The Strategies & Tactics of Zoning: Tools and Methods that Successfully Produced Real Projects Across CT
- May 2021: The Strategies and Resources for Transit-Oriented Development: Reviewing New State Financing and Town Methods
- June 2021: SCRCOG Regional Housing Plan: Rollout, Timeline, Available Assistance & Town Duties