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1997 Housing Stock Overview

Type of Housing	Number of Buildings	Number of Units	% of Units
Single Family	3,524	3,534	8.4%
Two Family	3,179	6,358	15.1%
Three Family	1,648	4,944	11.7%
Four to Eight Family	792	4,472	10.4%
Nine or More Units	299	12,713	30.1%
Condominiums	962	7,709	18.3%
Mixed Use Residential/Commercial Buildings	350	2,010	4.8%
Rooming Houses	45	545	1.3%
Total	10,809	42,185	100.0%

Source: Cambridge Revaluation Office, 1997.

Chart showing mix of building types in Cambridge 1997 housing stock

Type of Units	Number of Units¹	% of Units
Owner Occupied - Market Rate	11,348	26.9%
Owner Occupied - Subsidized²	314	0.7%
Rental - Market Rate	24,630	57.7%
Rental - Subsidized³	6,163	14.6%
Total	42,073	100.0%

1. Total data is as of January 1, 1997. Data on subsidized housing is as of March 25, 1998. During January, 1997 the City Manager reported to the City Council that 6,465 units of subsidized housing exists in Cambridge, or 15.47% of the housing stock. The latter percentage figure reflects a comparison to the 1990 U. S. Census housing stock count of 41,979 units.
2. Subsidized owner occupied units are those where public subsidy has written down the price and a deed restriction protects the long term affordability of the unit.
3. Subsidized rental units include both public housing and privately owned assisted units; this figure does not include units subsidized through either a mobile certificate or a voucher belonging to a resident.

Source: Cambridge Community Development Department, 1998; Cambridge Revaluation Office, 1997.

For More Information

For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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