2022 Missoula City-County Community Needs Assessment
Missoula County Summary Report
The Missoula County Grants and Community Programs Division conducts an annual community needs assessment (CNA) to gauge the community’s interests and funding priorities. The needs assessment is the first step in determining how to effectively utilize potential state and federal funds and to ensure that community development projects reflect the community needs.
This year, we partnered with the City of Missoula to help reduce survey overlap. Missoula County can apply on behalf of local nonprofits and service providers to Montana Community Development Block Grant Program and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (federal funding administered by the Montana Department of Commerce), along with other grant funding sources that support local housing, public facilities/infrastructure or other community needs.
The online assessment was open October 10-28, 2022, and received 617 responses. Staff presented the results during a hybrid public meeting on November 15.
- 2022 City-County Community Needs Assessment Full Data Report
- Individual data reports by community (outside of city limits)
- City of Missoula final report
- Meeting video - due to technical difficulties, there is no video sound until around 9:42.
- Presentation slides
- Handouts
Click on the comment link below to provide public comment through Friday, Nov. 18.
Public feedback will inform grant acquisition efforts by the county and city and is the first step in determining how to effectively use U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement and non-entitlement funds through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs.
Please note:
- In the assessment, the term “affordable housing” is based on HUD's definition of a housing payment at or below 30% of a household’s gross income.
- Funds are not guaranteed for the priorities and needs identified in the assessment.
NEWS RELEASES:
Who's Listening
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Phone 406-552-6630 Email LisumK@ci.missoula.mt.us -
Phone 406-258-3447 Email sbell@missoulacounty.us -
Phone 406-258-4947 Email ktalbert@missoulacounty.us
Just wanted to leave a comment on this as I was not able to take the survey but attended the meeting.
I have lived in Missoula since 2009 when I was a freshman at UM. I got a degree, I worked two jobs post-college, I participated in community events, I volunteered for community events, I truly fell in love with this community, city, and state. I eventually had to get a remote job to keep up with inflation. I am so far from home ownership (though I am able to comfortably afford to live on my own) and it's impossible not to feel frustrated by the fact that I've been priced out of my own community by incoming wealthy out-of-staters.
During the meeting there was talk of taxing vacation homes, new MT transplants, or people coming in from CA and other states. I don't know if that's the right way to go, but something to save people like me who want to be here, and have wanted to be here for many years but are suddenly priced out by the incoming populations. Thank you!