Seattle Announces Plan To Build 100 Tiny Homes, Combatting City's Homelessness Crisis

Seattle Announces Plan To Build 100 Tiny Homes, Combatting City's Homelessness Crisis

Seattle Announces Plan To Build 100 Tiny Homes, Combatting City's Homelessness Crisis In 2024, the state of Washington had the third-highest population of people experiencing homelessness in the United States, just behind California and New York. Homelessness has been on the rise across the country, and Washington certainly reflects that growing trend, with records pointing to a 12.5% increase in people experiencing homelessness between 2023 and 2024. A majority of the state’s homeless population is concentrated in King County, which includes Seattle. The area reported more than 16,000 people experiencing homelessness last year. Since the city has seen success with tiny home communities in various neighborhoods, it has decided to invest even further in the initiative,  which experts call “a silver bullet.” The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has invested about $6 million in tiny home solutions in the city, with two new villages planned to open this fall. They will add more …