Community Housing Program

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New Affordable Housing Ordinance

The Affordable Housing Ordinance (AHO) aims to create more housing options across the spectrum of need, more innovative and diverse development projects, dynamic and resilient neighborhoods, and to improve land use and public infrastructure efficiency.

Community Housing

Community Housing is defined as: Homes that those who live and/or work in Bozeman can afford to purchase or rent. This includes apartments, townhomes, condominiums, emergency shelters, accessory dwelling units, mobile homes, and single-family homes - all dwelling type - serving the entire spectrum of housing needs.

Community Housing Project Pipeline

The Community Housing Project Pipeline depicts all of the forthcoming affordable housing projects under way within the City of Bozeman. Each of these projects are in various stages of development including: the conceptual phase; site plans under review; approved site plans; and projects that are currently under construction. This dashboard helps residents stay informed about affordable housing development in the community and helps the City forecast affordable housing unit production compared to the overall demand for affordable homes in the City of Bozeman.

Community Housing Dashboard

Housing in Bozeman Dashboard

Affordable Housing

Housing is affordable if the monthly rent or mortgage payment is equal to or less that 30% of gross household income (before taxes).

Area Median Income (AMI)

Area Median Income is a term that generally refers to the median incomes published annually for counties by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). AMI varies by household size. AMI is used to set income and rent limits for housing programs statutorily linked to HUD income limits (e.g. low-income housing tax credit rentals).

Missing Middle

Generally refers to ownership housing needed for residents and employees earning over 80% AMI, yet that cannot afford market-rate housing. In Bozeman, this generally refers to households earning between about 80% AMI up to 150% AMI.

2024 HUD Income Limits – City of Bozeman
FY 2024 Income Limit Area	Median Family Income	Income Limit Category	Number of Persons in Household
Bozeman, MT	$109,000	Area Median Income	1	2	3	4
		30% AMI	$22,900	$26,200	$29,450	$32,700
		40% AMI	$30,550	$34,900	$39,250	$43,600
		50% AMI	$38,150	$43,600	$49,050	$54,500
		60% AMI	$45,800	$52,350	$58,900	$65,400
		70% AMI	$53,450	$61,050	$68,700	$76,300
		80% AMI	$61,050	$69,800	$78,500	$87,200
		90% AMI	$68,700	$78,500	$88,300	$98,100
		100% AMI	$76,300	$87,200	$98,100	$109,000
		120% AMI	$91,600	$104,650	$117,750	$130,800
		130% AMI	$99,200	$113,400	$127,550	$141,700
		140% AMI	$106,850	$122,100	$137,350	$152,600
		150% AMI	$114,450	$130,800	$147,150	$163,500
		200% AMI	$152,600	$174,400	$196,200	$218,000

City of Bozeman Strategic Plan

The City Commission has identified Affordable Housing as one of it's strategic goals. Section 4.5 focused on a Well-Planned City with an emphasis on housing and transportation choices.

4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices - Vigorously encourage, through a wide variety of actions, the development of sustainable and lasting housing options for under-served individuals and families and improve mobility options that accommodate all travel modes.

Community Housing Needs Assessment

The purpose of the Bozeman Community Housing Needs Assessment is to help the city identify, understand and address the housing challenges and problems faced by local residents and employees in the city. More housing and more diversity in housing is needed at prices that residents and employees can afford and that provides them choices, the ability to move as life circumstances change, and that allows employers to fill jobs, recruit and retain employees and support business, resident and student growth.

Community Housing Action Plan

The Community Housing Action Plan outlines a partnership framework to address community housing in Bozeman. The partnership framework for accelerating community housing in Bozeman is based on the recognition that no one entity can solve the local housing challenges - it take a community to build a community - working together to strengthen community by increasing the inventory of quality homes across the spectrum of needs.

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