The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is our regional planning agency, and the MAPC has released a study about our area’s expected changes over the next several decades. Medfield is not projected to add much in the way of housing units. What did interest me most was
- Medfield is not expected to add housing units, and may even lose some, despite the region needing to add 400,000 units;
- Medfield was rated in the highest category for household size, but even we are expected to drop in size to 2040; and
- generally the sort of units needed will change with more units needed for smaller households.
The need for all those new housing units may indicate an opportunity for the Medfield State Hospital site. The following is from the introduction to the study –
New projections describe the challenges facing Metro Boston
To help the region and its communities plan for a changing and uncertain future, MAPC has prepared projections of population change, household growth, and housing demand for Metro Boston and its municipalities. The projections confirm that the aging and retirement of the Baby Boomers will have profound implications for the region, and that our economic future depends on attracting more young workers. More than 400,000 new housing units–mostly multifamily, and mostly in urban areas–will be needed by the year 2040 if the region is to keep growing its economic base.
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