Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Number of "users" in Senior Cohousing

[Lynn Eisenbrey (63lynnc]

Thank you.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM Linda Hobbet <coho [at] lindahobbet.com> wrote:

> At Village Hearth we are a 55+ community with 28 units (seven 1 bed/1
> bath, seven 2 bed/1 bath, and fourteen 2 bed/2 bath). Couples live in
> ten of the units, the rest are singles. Two of the couples live in the
> smallest units. Two couples live in the 2 bed/1 bath middle-sized units.
> We have one under 55 couple and I believe there are one or two with one
> member of the couple being under 55. No children live here. This is the
> largest number of couples we have ever had.
>
> At least 80% of the units need at least 1 occupant aged 55 or older.
> They don't have to be the head of the household. The law was written
> that way so if the older person died or moved to a nursing home or
> something, a remaining person who was under 55 would not be forced to
> move out. You should not be marketing with the idea of filling all 20%
> with younger occupants. You are also required to state that it is a 55+
> community in all advertising.
>
> You might also look at non-cohousing 55+ communities in your area and
> ask what their demographics are. They are probably much larger but the
> demographics might be similar.
>
> Best wishes,
> Linda Hobbet
>
> On 11/30/2025 9:45 PM, Joel Bartlett via Cohousing-L wrote:
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > For a variety of reasons, we need an approximation of the number of users
> > we expect.  We are planning a 55+ community, which means we can have up
> to
> > 20% heads of households under 55.  We are looking at 29 homes, mostly
> > 2-bedrooms, but with 6 3-bedrooms and 6 that have the option of a third
> > bedroom.  That's 64 to 70 bedrooms, but how many people?
> >
> >   We have to balance couples vs singles, an occasional shared house,
> > and throw in the max 20% younger families with two kids.  What are your
> > demographics?
> >
> > Thanks for helping us figure this out!  With a current reservation pool
> of
> > about 1/3 of our homes, we really don't know who we are yet!
> >
> > Yours, Joel Bartlett
> > Project Manager for the Members
> > 610-220-6172
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