New apartment units accounted for nearly 60 percent of all new homes built in San Diego County between 2018 and 2024, according to an analysis by Voice of San Diego and KPBS.
Accessory Dwelling Units accounted for the second largest category of new homes at roughly 17 percent.
San Diego County isn’t building nearly enough new homes to keep up with demand in any category. So in one sense — at least as housing advocates see it — any new housing is good housing.
But there is a growing awareness that much of the new construction that’s happening isn’t helping families. The majority of apartment units and ADU’s being built are likely one-bedroom and studio housing. (This information isn’t captured in the state housing data analyzed by Voice.)…