Rental housing frequently has more people in their 20s and more who are 65 and older than other areas. This is true of Silver Spring CBD, but the percentage of those over 65 has decreased from 27.1 percent to 21.5 percent between 1987 and 1994, while the percentage of middle-aged people and children has increased. In keeping with the smaller households, incomes in the CBD are lower than in other areas of the County where housing units are larger. Encouraging the feasible housing types appears to be a good way to engender more residential construction. The feasible housing types would enhance the variety and choice of housing in the CBD and could be expected to increase the pool of prospective residents for the area.
Parking is a major cost of housing development.