Housing - Twin Cities Development Association, Inc. - Nebraska: Scottsbluff, Gering, TerryTown, Mitchell, Bayard

Residential

Permits Issued for Single Family Homes

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005 YTD
City of Gering	24	32	33	32	38	44	36	25
City of Scottsbluff	19	16	22	14	10	20	16	6

1998-2003: Jan - Dec

2004: Oct 2003-Sept 2004

2005: Oct 2004-Sept 2005

Average monthly housing rental is approximately $650 for a 3 bedroom home and $400 for a 1 bedroom apartment.

Average cost of home purchase is $96,000 for a 3 bedroom home. Percentage of home ownership in the Scottsbluff/Gering area is 60%.

Low Cost and/or Retirement Housing

Low cost housing facilities in Scottsbluff include the 50 unit R.C. Scott Apartments, built in 1974, the 32 unit Lorraine Apartments, built in 1978, the 32 unit Carol Ann Apartments, built in 1980, and the Rebecca Winters Apartments, with 54 units, built in 1981 by the Scottsbluff Housing Authority.

Retirement apartments in the area include Dome Rock Manor, built in Gering in 1972, with 41 units and Bluff View Manor in nearby Terrytown. Built in 1969 with 32 units, an additional 24 units were added in 1982.

Northfield Villa, Inc., a nonprofit company, owns and operates two retirement facilities. Northfield Villa in Gering opened in 1974 and currently offers 145 apartments. The Residency in Scottsbluff opened in 1993 and offers 94 apartments. Both facilities offer life care, with 24-hour licensed nursing and worry-free apartment dwelling. The purchase of a Life Care contract assures residents with a need that they will receive low-cost skilled nursing care for the rest of their lives.

The Village At Regional West is a retirement community for independent adults 55 years of age or older and is located just east of Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. This facility has 100 independent and dependent living apartments that provide residents with three levels of care. Meals, basic housekeeping, and laundry services are available for those who require them, and pets are allowed in designated apartments. The Village does not require endowments, buy-ins, or entrance fees of any kind. Residents simply lease private apartment homes and pay monthly rent that includes utilities, maintenance, and full use of the common facilities.

Western Nebraska Veteran’s Home is a division of the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services System. The home is licensed for 50 skilled beds and 90 residential care beds. Those eligible for admission include veterans, veterans'’wives or widows, and Gold Star Parents. Application for admission is made through the Scotts Bluff County Veteran’s Service officers. The facility is committed to quality of life, by providing the services of a physician, pharmacist, dentist, and dietician, as well as speech, occupational, and physical therapy. Other medical and religious needs are available, as well as select menus and varied activities.