Workforce Housing Program

Program Information

The DeKalb County Workforce Housing Development Program is a voluntary program that provides density bonuses and other incentives for the development of workforce housing. A Workforce Housing Unit is defined as a household earning between 60% and 120% of the county’s median household income, as determined by the most recent census from the American Community Survey, is eligible to purchase or lease. The 2020 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area includes DeKalb, and lists the median household annual income as $82,700.

Please read the ordinance here or see key points below in the DeKalb County Municode:

Chapter 2-Administration Article XIV

Chapter 27: Division 8

Focus of Work Force Housing Locations

1. Mix of office, retail, service and civic uses with residential housing
2. # of employers and eligible employees and access to major transportation corridors
3. Livable Centers Initiative Studies
4. Small Area Plans

The information on this page is intended to be a guide for developers who want to build workforce housing in DeKalb County.

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