Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Community size and number of units

[Ann Zabaldo (ann.zabaldo]

Hello Cora!

Gosh.  I don't know if anyone has done these calculations but they
seem like interesting information.  How would you be using the
information if, indeed, it is available?

If no one steps forward w/ the answers you are seeking, would you be
willing to do the calculations and post the results here for the list?

Best --

Ann Z.

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Ann Zabaldo
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On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Cora Roelofs <corar2000 [at] netzero.net> 
wrote:
>
> I have a couple of questions related to community density and 
> functionality/hapiness:
> 1) has anyone done the following analysis on the Directories list: number of 
> members of each community/community's number of units broken down by rural, 
> suburban, urban? (What are the range and average densities of cohousing 
> communities and does this vary in a predictable way, say by location?)
> 2) evaluation of the "18-36 units per community is best" "rule".
>   2a) Does number of people living there, number of kids, etc. influence the 
> "truth" of this rule?
> Thanks.
> Cora
> Stony Brook Cohousing, forming in Boston