The 2021 Ottawa County Housing Needs Assessment identifies a need for 15,731 additional housing units by the end of 2025 if the County is to find some market-based equilibrium to reduce the rate of home price appreciation and rent growth in the County.

Who Needs Housing in Ottawa County?

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Ottawa County has contracted with Housing Next to provide support services for the purpose of ensuring the community is aware of the Revolving Loan Fund. Find out more about the Revolving Loan Fund here.

The Ottawa County Revolving Loan Fund has been used to assist with financing on two projects in Ottawa County as of January 1, 2024. These investments include Hom Flats at Waverly & 24th Street in the City of Holland and Samaritas Senior living on Savidge in the Village of Spring Lake.

The population of Ottawa County has grown at a faster rate than every other county in the State of Michigan since 2010. Ottawa County has also added more jobs per capita than any other County in the State over the same time period. Meanwhile, new housing construction has not kept pace with the rate of population and job growth in the County.