Housing
The growth and activity in Ford County is exciting. With growth also comes housing demands. In 2008, the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation initiated a Community Housing Assessment Team and contracted with RDG Planning and Design to provide an assessment of the housing needs in Ford County.
This desperate shortage of housing sparked the organization to focus efforts on solving the many issues related to the housing shortage. Economic development cannot be accomplished without housing. The Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation went to the City of Dodge City, Ford County, and the business community and put together a plan and funding to address the issues.
A housing coordinator was hired in 2009 and began researching programs and implementing many educational programs for financial institutions, residents, and public officials. We have since then developed a website, DodgeCityHousing.com, and we allow anyone that has a property for sale or rent in a five county region to post on the website. The site also is used as a recruitment tool for developers. It lists all of our incentive programs and our housing assessment as well.
Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP)
The taxing entities pulled together and have approved a Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) for Dodge City and also the City of Bucklin. The Dodge City NRP offers a standard rebate program, standard plus rebate program and standard plus 20 rebate program. More information can be found here.
Rural Housing Incentive District (RHID)
Dodge City and the City of Spearville have also implemented the Rural Housing Incentive District (RHID). This program allows housing Developers to utilize the incremental increase in the property taxes created by their project and pay for land costs and infrastructure improvements.
Your Housing Resource
DodgeCityHousing.com is a website offered to individuals and businesses who want to post their rental or real estate property. The website is also a resource for area housing information.