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of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br />important part of Arden Hills, maintaining the quality of the current housing stock <br />while providing long-term opportunities for new housing is important to the ongoing <br />vitality of the community and to retaining Arden Hills' reputation as a highly <br />desirable place to live. <br />7.2 Context <br />In 2000, Arden Hills had 3,024 housing units. Over 80% of Arden Hills's housing <br />stock is comprised of single-family homes (both detached and attached). The only <br />other significant types of housing in the community are apartments with 10 or more <br />units (2.74% of all housing) and mobile homes (9.06% of all housing). There is a <br />specific absence of duplexes and townhouses in Arden Hills, housing types that are <br />very popular in other Twin City area communities. Arden Hills has the second <br />highest percentage of single-family homes compared to adjacent communities and <br />also is significantly above the averages for Ramsey County and the Twin Cities <br />seven county metropolitan area. <br />Housing Type — Figure 1 <br />2,500 <br />N <br />O <br />N <br />2,000 <br />n <br />- <br />1,500 <br />R <br />7 <br />g 1.000 <br />Q <br />500 <br />m <br />m n <br />N M <br />O <br />1-unitdetached 1-unitattached <br />2to4units 5to9units 10ormoreunits <br />Mobilehome, <br />u 1900 ® 2000 <br />trailer,orother <br />Source: US Census <br />Housing Type — Figure 2 <br />DRAFT 27 <br />2/22/2008 <br />