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4-5 Household Tenure There is very little rental housing in Lino Lakes or any of its rapidly developing neighbors (Chart 4-2). As of 2000, more than 96 percent of Lino Lakes’ households were in owner-occupied units. Forest Lake was the only community with fewer than 90 percent of its households in owner- occupied units. This is largely because Forest Lake developed initially as a freestanding community that regularly constructed rental housing to meet the needs of a small but growing employment base. Even when Lino Lakes is analyzed as two distinct areas (west or east of the Regional Park), there is no significant difference in the prevalence of renter-occupied housing. Well over 90 percent of both areas of Lino Lakes consist of owner-occupied households. Chart 4-2. Household Tenure Household Tenure (2000) 96%94%98% 91%95% 78% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Lino Lakes: Total Lino: W of Park Lino: E of Park Blaine Hugo Forest LakePct. of HouseholdsOwner occupied Renter occupiedSource: 2000 US Census 4858 Total Households 1969 Total Households 2889 Total Households 15898 Total Households 2125 Total Households 5433 Total Households Units in Structure Single family homes dominate the housing stock in Lino Lakes and Hugo (Chart 4-3). The historical development pattern of Blaine and Forest Lake, however, has created a slightly more varied housing stock with respect to the type of units in those communities. In Blaine, nearly 15 percent of the housing stock are mobile homes, which were developed predominantly in the 1960s and 1970s when Blaine was beyond the developing edge of the metro area. Forest Lake, in contrast, initially developed as a freestanding community that has regularly built apartment buildings to meet the needs of a growing employment base, which is reflected in the 15 percent proportion of its housing stock that are located in buildings of 10 or more units. Similar to tenure, there is very little difference between the areas of Lino Lakes that are west and east of the Chain of Lakes Park. Both areas are comprised mostly of detached, single family homes, which account for over 90 percent of the housing stock.