MetroFuture’s land use plan would provide many opportunities for families to find suburban single-family homes, especially smaller (<1,700 square feet), more reasonably priced homes.

MetroFuture calls for housing production sufficient to keep pace with demand, including demand created by new residents and decreasing household size.

As the Non-White share of the region’s populationincreases from 18% to 30% by 2030, more municipalities would reflect this growing racial diversity.

The region and each of its municipalities will have a growing share of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households (those with household incomes less than 80% of the regional median income).

MetroFuture supports the vision and objectives of the Massachusetts Commission to End Homelessness.

MetroFuture calls for a realignment of housing production to meet the needs of the region’s older residents.

Persons with disabilities, their families and elders will be able to obtain housing suitable to their accessibility needs in the municipalities in which they choose to live.

Overall, MetroFuture calls for urban municipalitiesto increase their housing stock by 19%.