A 2007 Map of Where Cohousing Communities Exist

The cohousing movement in the U.S. has come a long way since the first community was built in the mid-1980s. There are currently an estimated 200 cohousing projects in 37 states – 93 of them completed! These numbers are expected to increase significantly in the next few years, as more people discover the joys of living in cohousing neighborhoods. Elder cohousing projects and retrofit cohousing will undoubtedly show the fastest growth, although the number of typical, multigenerational communities will also increase significantly over the next five years.

This map shows where completed and in-process cohousing projects are located, by state. Since both humans and databases are fallible, please let us know if you feel there are any communities we may have missed on the map.

If you are comparing this map with the 2008 one, note that the key for each state in this map lists the communities in process first. That order is reversed on the later map.

Coho/US intends that its website and magazine will provide even more useful information – not only for the growing number of forming groups and in-process projects, but also for established cohousing communities. Our goal is to help you succeed with a minimum of “reinventing the wheel.” Let us know how we can help you build a better neighborhood.