Housing

The City  of Arkansas City has determined that there is a housing shortage locally.  The City will be working with homeowners and developers on ways to help reduce the shortage.  The City utilizes a Neighborhood Revitalization Plan to provide tax rebates on improvements to properties.  The Reinvestment Housing Incentive District is another tool the City has at its disposal to assist developers in creating additional housing opportunities.  The City has adopted a policy for RHID which can be found below.  The Moderate Income Housing grant is another program the City has utilized to provide funding for infrastructure for new development.  This program could also be utilized to assist new homebuyers with downpayment assistance.    For more information on any of these programs, please contact Josh White in the Neighborhood Services Office at 620-441-4427.

The City is also actively pursuing housing developers for a city owned property near 8th & Skyline Rd.  A Master Plan has also been created to guide the development.  See the link below.  

Housing developers inquiring about the City's policies regarding the financing of public improvements should find the link below to those policies.

Also below you can find a number of recent housing studies.