Introduction
Getting started
Technical documentation for the CommunityScale Housing Forecast application, covering population projections, housing affordability, household growth analysis, and market demand modeling.
Overview
Introduction to the Housing Forecast app, recommended citation, and embedding guidance.
Methodologies
Population forecasting, housing affordability, household growth, and production target models.
Market Demand
Market demand model with Monte Carlo simulation and willingness-to-pay analysis.
Reference
Data sources, glossary of terms, and academic bibliography.
About this documentation
This documentation provides comprehensive technical detail on the analytical methodologies employed in the CommunityScale Housing Forecast application. Each methodology is designed to produce robust, reproducible results grounded in established demographic and economic analysis techniques.
The methodologies integrate data from the U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, FRED, and commercial real estate data providers to provide comprehensive housing needs assessments across different geographic scales and income levels.
How to use this documentation
- Planners and analysts should start with the Overview for context on the application and citation guidance.
- Technical users can dive into specific methodology pages for detailed formulas and data processing steps.
- Developers embedding CommunityScale charts should review the embedding guidance in the Overview.
- The Glossary provides definitions for all technical terms used throughout the documentation.