Factors Influencing Vacation Home Locations

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Competition between vacation home developments and other land uses has become critical in some areas and is developing rapidly in others. Many of the emerging problems can be controlled through land-use planning. This study attempts to aid the planning process by providing needed information about existing and probable future vacation home locations. Specifically, the study objectives are to: (1) describe the locations of existing vacation homes in Michigan, (2) determine which socioeconomic characteristics of households owning vacation homes are associated with these locations, and (3) use these data to identify combinations of resources that will likely receive the heaviest pressures in the future. Of the socioeconomic characteristics examined in the multivariate analyses, four were associated with vacation home locations: (1) household income, (2) occupation of head of household, (3) age of head of household, and (4) size of community in which the primary residence was located. AH four were evaluated for the time of vacation home purchase. Results indicate that vacation homesites on Michigan's Great Lakes will increase in popularity relative to other sites between now and 1980. This growth will likely occur at increasing distances from population centers. Proportionately fewer vacation homes will be built on sites not associated with water over the next few years.

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