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Madera County Housing Element Update Survey

What are our Housing Challenges and Opportunities?

Housing challenges affect the entire community — renters, homeowners, employers who are seeking to hire and retain workers, and community members with special housing needs. The purpose of this survey is to identify unique housing challenges in Madera County and to assist staff craft housing solutions that meet the needs of everyone in the community. 

This anonymous survey asks your opinions about current housing conditions, unique housing opportunities that can influence future housing in Madera County, and yourself. Madera County will use your responses to better understand and respond to the community’s sentiments about future housing development. 
1.Rank the housing needs facing Madera County from highest priority (1) to lowest priority (10):(Required.)
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Need housing choices in lower price range to rent
Need housing choices in lower price range to own
Need more housing for seniors
Need more housing for large families
Need more housing for farmworkers
Need more housing for multiple-generation families
Need homes that are affordable to first-time homebuyers
Need housing for people who work here
Need more variety of housing types
All housing needs are being met
2.Select the top three housing needs for Madera County in the coming 10 years (check three):(Required.)
3.Please rank each housing type based on what would be most successful in Madera County today (1 is most successful and 5 is least successful):(Required.)
Most Successful
Least Successful
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) i.e., second units/granny units/junior units 
Co-housing (housing with an emphasis on community living, i.e., shared open spaces, or kitchens) 
Courtyard housing (housing arranged around a common courtyard) 
Micro-units (small studio apartments with full kitchens, Murphy beds (wall beds), drop-down surfaces like tables or desks and more design features) 
Single room occupancy (small apartment that may have a common kitchen) 
Mid-rise (4-story) apartments 
Duplexes, triplexes, townhouses and low-rise multi-use buildings 
Residential Care Facilities for Seniors or Persons with Disabilities 
Larger, custom homes 
Single story houses and condominiums 
Senior housing allowing for aging in place (independent to assisted living) and meeting all income levels. 
Farmworker Housing 
4.What do you believe are the most urgent housing challenges in Madera County? (Rank the challenges below with 1 being the most urgent)(Required.)
Most Urgent
Least Urgent
Affordability of housing
Availability of housing
Homelessness
Farmworker housing
Overcrowding
Fair housing/housing discrimination
Fair lending practices
Housing quality
There are no urgent housing challenges
5.Using numbers from 1 through 6, with 1 being the best and 6 being the worst, please rank the areas where you believe housing should be developed in Madera County:(Required.)
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Areas near public transit stops, employment, and shopping centers
Agricultural land on the edges of the cities and unincorporated communities
Vacant Land on the edges of the cities and unincorporated communities
Areas with existing housing (increasing the number of units that could be built on each property such as with fourplexes, courtyard houses, and other types of apartment complexes)
On existing single-family properties as accessory dwelling units (ADUs) or granny flats
Land that could be converted from commercial (office/store) to residential or mixed-use (e.g., apartments or condominiums with ground-floor stores or restaurants)
6.Which fair housing services do you feel are most needed in our community? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
7.Are you aware of tenant rights? If so, please describe your experience in filing a complaint.(Required.)
8.Are you aware of any housing assistance services available to you? Choose one.(Required.)
9.Which housing assistance services do you feel are most needed in our community? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
10.Would you be interested in developing an ADU (e.g. granny flat, in-law unit) on your property?(Required.)
11.Which best describes your current housing situation?(Required.)
12.Which best describes your current living situation?(Required.)
13.Which of the following housing quality challenges, if any, do you feel apply to your current living situation?(Required.)
14.Which type of housing do you currently occupy?(Required.)
15.Optional: What is your total household income:
16.Let us know if there is anything we missed! Below, please provide other comments you would like to make pertaining to housing challenges, housing types, or the distribution of housing in Madera County.
17.Please identify which part of Madera County you identify with as your residence:(Required.)