County Matchmaker Tool Overview

Living and working in the communities they serve, county leaders across the country understand the local housing conditions and challenges faced within the community. As these challenges appear on the doorstep of county officials, local governments often face complex decisions to effect substantive change.

The housing policy matchmaker aspires to be a resource for local officials, providing information that assists in understanding the elements of local housing markets, identifying key challenges and providing resources on policies that might help enhance the local housing landscape.

Recognizing that local governments vary in their available resources, as well as legal powers,there is no single comprehensive strategy that works for all places. Rather, the tool provides a data-informed assessment, referring local officials to resources that support county leaders’ continued actions to improve the affordability, quality and supply of local housing stock...

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Leo’s notes: Rather than prescribing one-size-fits-all solutions, Housing Solutions Matchmaker tool emphasizes that housing challenges are inherently regional and require alignment across municipalities, funding sources, and regulatory frameworks. This reinforces a critical reality: no single jurisdiction can solve the housing crisis alone. The communities making the most progress are those acting regionally—aligning zoning, infrastructure, and funding tools across borders to scale housing production and affordability.

Ken Notes: There is no single solution but every County still has a problem. We need to build communities and neighborhoods to address the issue. Leo and I do have ideas that we have seen work in both the cities of Madison and Milwaukee and small rural communities across the state and we will continue to share as long as we can.