About this tool
This chart shows estimates of how many new homes could be added if single-family lots were redeveloped under the Housing Playbook's light-touch density approach, and how those homes break down across geography levels. The estimates test whether replacing a single-family house with 2 to 8 homes, or adding a backyard unit, would pay off financially. This helps show how much these reforms could ease a local housing shortage.
- Shows
- Estimated additional homes from light-touch density reforms on single-family detached lots (rebuilding at 2 to 8 homes per lot or adding an accessory dwelling unit), compared across geography levels.
- Places
- Nation, States, Counties, Cities and towns, Continuums of Care
Questions it answers
- How many homes could be added nationally if the Housing Playbook reforms were adopted?
- How much of the potential new housing in my state comes from duplexes versus larger buildings with up to 8 homes?
- How much could accessory dwelling units add compared with rebuilding lots at higher density?
- How does the potential for new homes in my city compare with my county or state?
- Could allowing light-touch density help close the housing shortage in my area?
Limits
- Estimates cover only single-family detached properties and only lots where redevelopment is estimated to be financially worthwhile.
- Figures are modeled estimates, not counts of homes that will be built.
- Cities and unincorporated areas are shown only if their population is over 25,000.