About Carl Junction-Housing
New home construction in Carl Junction has shown dramatic growth over the past 10-15 years, attributable to such factors as its location within a vibrant metropolitan economic area. The continued commitment to excellence exhibited by the Carl Junction R-1 Public School System (with its expansive K-12 campus located in the city limits), and the area's natural scenic beauty.
Where it was once the usual work load to process an average of 3-4 building permits a month in 1992, in more recent years the City staff has had to step up efforts significantly to handle today's volumes that have, on average, over tripled. The area homebuilders' investment in quality design and workmanship in new homes is evident as you drive through the new neighborhoods; in 2005, their estimated construction costs alone on the 124 projects totaled more than $14.4 million. Even more remarkable is that new home sales only accounted for about half of the 256 home sales during 2005.
With this growth has come a significant improvement in the way Carl Junction works with its developers and builders to provide for the necessities of the families who move into our community. The special attention given today to professional infrastructure planning, accommodations for innovations (e.g., re-emergence of active solar and passive solar technologies; geo-thermal heating and cooling) and sensible approaches to actually regulating this growth via published city codes. Local officials are working to stay atop this surging market demand for new homes while staying focused on health and safety issues.
The outlook is for growth to continue in Carl Junction. The area's expanding quality education opportunities for common education, technical school and higher education students are viewed by local leaders as key reasons why our families decide to stay and "sink roots" in southwest Missouri. Carl Junction, being a rather sizeable strategic geographical component of a much larger market-area with a population of over 500,000 (i.e., Joplin metro, with its $2 billion in estimated annual retail sales), our city is well-positioned to benefit every time a new or expanding business prospect makes a financial commitment to the area.
The housing market in the Carl Junction area has maintained its reputation as one of the fastest growing communities for its size in the state of Missouri. New and existing home sales within Carl Junctions' large school district have exceeded 200 units annually for several years, reaching a record in 2005 of 256 units sold.
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