Middle housing is a neighborhood-centric strategy centers on diverse housing options, such as duplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts, and multiplexes.
"House-scale buildings with multiple units in walkable neighborhoods"
Zoning across Salt Lake County has been studied to identify opportunities to allow for missing middle housing types. Opportunities have been categorized as follows:
Explore the map by jurisdiction or by missing middle category.
Salt Lake County has supported and funded research conducted by Utah Foundation into middle housing. The study, "Is the Middle Missing? A Guide to Expanding Options for Utah Homebuyers and Renters," explores missing middle housing through four installments released between November 2021 and February 2022.
On Oct. 7, 2021, Salt Lake County held an event focusing on Missing Middle Housing, featuring author and expert Daniel Parolek. He discussed the opportunities of “Missing Middle Housing” types in Utah’s housing market.
A panel also spoke to the different opportunities and barriers Utah faces in solving its housing crisis. The panel featured:
