Could a cohousing community be right for you?
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Cohousing is designed for social connections
Are you enjoying the level of community and connections in your current living situation? You are not alone if you wish there was a home-ownership choice that encouraged social connections among neighbors and made it easier to work together for the common good of the community.
Cohousing communities are an antidote to the social isolation experienced by young and old. They are being created in the U.S. and around the world by people like you. Residents of cohousing communities know their neighbors and feel included in the life of their neighborhood.
Characteristics of cohousing communities
- Usually a residential neighborhood of about 25 to 35 individual full-featured homes, and a variety of common shared spaces, including a common house for meals and meetings.
- Usually designed by future residents with the help of cohousing professionals. People get to know each other quickly as they plan their community.
- The design of the community makes it easy for residents to to be social, and the privacy of one’s home makes it easy to avoid being with others when privacy is desired.
- Community meals, cooked by residents and held once or twice a week in the Common House, are a special feature of cohousing communities. Attending is optional.
- Residents actively work reduce social isolation by organizing shared meals and activities, increase their resilience through cooperation, and lower carbon footprints by building green and sharing resources.
- Residents keep their community running smoothly. There will be a variety of ways for you to contribute to community life and to help make community decisions.
Learn more about cohousing at the national cohousing sites:
The Cohousing Association of the US and The Cohousing Institute.
Minnesota Cohousing Groups
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Monterey Cohousing Community, St. Louis Park, MN, is celebrating more than 25 years as a cohousing community! Units occasionally come available to purchase or to rent. To learn more about Monterey Cohousing, check their website for upcoming information sessions and available units.
Cedar CoHousing LLC
A group focused on creating an affordable intergenerational urban cohousing community, in Minneapolis or St. Paul. See their website for upcoming information sessions and their membership opportunities.
Twin Cities Family Cooperative
This intergenerational cohousing group has closed on their new home in Minneapolis! Two families have moved in and they are actively seeking new members. See what’s happening on Facebook ,or email tcfamilycoop@gmail.com with questions.
Active Adult Cohousing for the Northland
Senior Cohousing group forming in the Duluth, MN area.