CENTRAL OREGON REGIONAL HOUSING SURVEY SUMMARY · 2020. 1. 18. · electronic survey link by Housing for All members to their contact networks. Therefore, the sample is not random

CENTRAL OREGON REGIONAL HOUSING SURVEY

SUMMARY

Background

The Central Oregon Regional Housing Survey was designed to inform a Regional Housing Needs

Assessment project being organized by the Housing for All regional housing consortium, with support from

the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC). The Regional Housing Needs Assessment will

examine the region's current housing stock and distribution and analyze what types of housing will be

needed as the region continues to grow. Housing is a multidimensional issue so input was collected from

a broad cross section of stakeholders across the region to be sure the assessment would capture the many

different perspectives of housing needs. The study area for the Assessment covers all of Crook, Deschutes,

and Jefferson Counties, including their municipalities.

Methodology

The survey contained a total of 59 questions, including a core set of 23 questions posed to all survey-

takers with the remaining 36 questions divided between various subsets of respondents depending on

the respondents’ reported areas of subject matter expertise. No respondent answered all 59 questions,

but rather answered the 23 core questions plus, potentially, a small set of four to eight additional subject-

specific questions. The survey was open for 47 days, from June 11 to July 27, 2018. A total of 772 responses

were received over that time.

This was not intended to be a survey of the general public but of broadly-defined housing industry

professionals. The sample of survey respondents was achieved primarily through dissemination of the

electronic survey link by Housing for All members to their contact networks. Therefore, the sample is not

random and likely incorporates a bias toward respondents who follow housing issues and concerns in the

area. For this reason, we do not ascribe statistical significance to the results, however, the results are a

helpful indicator of the perceptions of professionals across a variety of housing-related industry sectors

in the region.

Respondents

Respondents were all asked about their familiarity with various Central Oregon geographies and not

where they live or work because many respondents, such as housing advocates, real estate agents,

builders, and human services providers were expected to have knowledge and insights into multiple

submarkets in Central Oregon. Over 85% of respondents reported familiarity with Bend, nearly half with

Redmond, 29% with Prineville, and 27% with Sisters. Between 15% and 18% of respondents were familiar

with La Pine, Madras, and unincorporated Deschutes County, while those reporting familiarity with the

other geographies (unincorporated Cook County, Culver, Warm Springs, Metolius, and unincorporated

Jefferson County) were under 8%.

In order to sort respondents into categories based on their subject-specific expertise for the purpose of

answering additional questions related to those categories, respondents were asked to self-select a single

role they play in the community. Nearly 14% classified themselves as employers; 13% as health, human

service, or public safety providers; 12% as builders, developers or real estate professionals; 7% as

landlords, property managers, or HOA managers; 7% as housing advocates; 7% as local government staff;

and just over 1% as elected officials. Each of these groups went on to answer a unique set of survey

questions related to their expertise, however, the 4% of respondents who classified themselves as “other”

and the almost 35% as members of the general public answered only the core questions.

Core Questions (asked of all respondents)

















Sorting Question (asked of all respondents)

Landlord/Property Manager/HOA Manager

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Employer Questions

Employer Questions

Employer Questions

Employer Questions

Employer Questions

Employer Questions

Employer Questions

Employer Questions

Builder/Developer/Real Estate Professional

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Health and/or Human Service Provider

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Community Development Staff Questions




Elected Official Questions




Housing Advocate Questions




Concluding Questions (asked of all

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Documents

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