Cohousing-L Mailing List: Age and gender diversity

[dahako (dahako]

Hi-

I think location matters a lot to families. For example, my husband and I and 
our 2 kids would not be living in Eastern Village Cohousing if it was not in a 
good school district. (Years ago, we also checked out the schools before 
purchasing a home in Eno Commons.)  

We have a number of single women, fewer single men. But we went for age 
diversity by making some smaller, more affordable units. We got a good core of 
young couples who are now having kids and further expanding our age range. 

In many metro areas, families with children at home make up only about a 
quarter to a third of households. And parents tend to look for neighborhoods 
with kids, or signs of kid-friendliness, before making the big home investment 
decision. Think about what your community has or will have that such families 
want.

Jessie Handforth Kome
Eastern Village Cohousing
Silver Spring, MD
Where the Sunday morning News Schmooze is made even better by the totally 
awesome massage chair. 

Check out our web site at easternvilllage.org if you'd like to know more about 
EVC or even maybe come live here.
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