Abigail Nyhus

Idaho’s booming economy is a success story, but a pressing question looms: Where will our workers live? The 2025 Idaho Workforce Housing Index (IWHI), released by Points Consulting in partnership with LEAP Housing, uncovers the state’s housing affordability crisis with hard-hitting data and actionable insights. Our groundbreaking report ranks 147 Idaho cities, spotlighting “hot spots”

PC contracted with LEAP Housing in October of 2024 to conduct a feasibility for a prospective 48-unit development under consideration in Lava Hot Springs, which would be called Portneuf Springs. More specifically, this project assesses the absorption potential for the units considering affordability and availability factors within the local market. The development would be primarily

The Southwest Missouri Council of Governments (SMCOG) worked with PC to complete a Housing Analysis for Greene County, Missouri, focused on the County’s unincorporated land and more rural towns of Ash Grove, Fair Grove and Walnut Grove (or “The Groves”). Our study found The Groves’ large amount of property available for in-fill, redevelopment, or city

Our team completed a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), for the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria located near Loletta California in April 2024. The CEDS outlines the Tribe’s greatest strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It highlights goals and related actions for the Tribe to accomplish in the next five years, along with impacts

Points Consulting completed a comprehensive housing and demographic study for the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, with the aim of assessing the current and future housing needs of the community. While Broken Arrow’s housing affordability outpaces national and state averages, around 72% of low-income renters are cost burdened, while around 15% of owner-occupied households are

PC completed a Housing Needs Assessment for Woodland Park (WP), Colorado in December 2023. The project characterized the City’s current housing stock, trends in production over the past ten years, and what types of housing are undersupplied that WP could support more of, in light of limitations such as regional land and water supply. Our

Points Consulting, in collaboration with SCJ Alliance, developed a Land Quantity Analysis study to fulfill the state of Washington’s Growth Management Act requirements. The study examines the entirety of land use types in the City, including residential, commercial and industrial. PC developed custom population and housing demand forecasts and recommended methods and policies for achieving

Points Consulting, in collaboration with Nexus Planning Services, conducted a survey for the city of Quincy, Washington to determine support for the formation of a Regional Parks District among Quincy residents, as well as the proposed construction of a new sports and aquatic complex. The survey was distributed to the Quincy area in both Spanish

In 2023, PC and Nexus completed a Goal 9: Economic Development & Employment Lands Assessment for the City of La Grande. The study found that the City has limited capacity for in-fill and has lost significant economic development opportunities due to site types and ownership patterns in recent years. The report recommends adding 121 acres