Development Use Case
The Housing Gap
Jackson County issued only 33 building permits in all of 2024. The PORTS Technology Campus is targeting 10 GW of data center capacity, which will require thousands of construction workers during buildout and permanent operations staff afterward. The housing inventory does not exist.
Why This Site
- 51 acres of open rolling pasture ready for subdivision layout
- Highway frontage on SR-32 provides visibility and access
- Gigabit fiber already at the site from Spectrum
- Elevated terrain at 803 feet with natural drainage
- Five minutes to Jackson for schools, grocery, medical
- Twenty minutes to PORTS for commuting workforce
Development Scenarios
Entry-Level Workforce Housing
50 lots on the open pasture at $299,000 per home yields $14,950,000 gross sellout. Land basis at current pricing is under $21,000 per lot.
Premium Homesites
25 estate lots averaging 2+ acres on mixed pasture and woodland. At $350,000-$450,000 per home, this leverages the scenic premium while serving a higher-earning corridor workforce.
Comparable Activity
Intel's Ohio corridor in Licking County is already seeing residential developers acquire adjacent land for workforce housing. The same pattern will repeat in southern Ohio as construction scales.