Cohousing

What Cohousing does

Cohousing is a small non-profit organization headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, that operates an informational hub around the cohousing model — an intentional community housing approach combining private residences with shared common spaces. Its firmographic self-description states that it "helps creating community, one neighborhood at a time" and "serves as a connector and clearing house" for the cohousing movement. The organization is sized at 1-10 employees and operates publicly through cohousing.org.

The organization's stated functional role is to address affordable housing access and community living needs by serving as a referral and educational resource for individuals and groups exploring or forming cohousing neighborhoods. It is positioned to address challenges in alternative and affordable housing markets, including commentary that frames cohousing as a response to affordability challenges and shifting lifestyle preferences. No productized service, technology platform, app, or API exists in the data — the API_exists field is explicitly false — and no pricing or monetization model is disclosed.

As a non-profit entity, Cohousing's revenue mechanics (donations, grants, memberships, fees) are not disclosed in the input. The data contains no funding rounds, no investors, no parent organization, no management team, and no disclosed headcount beyond the 1-10 band. One structured source lists Canada among the markets served, suggesting some cross-border informational reach beyond the Boulder, Colorado headquarters, though the firmographic profile states United States only.

Name

Cohousing

Website

https://cohousing.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cohousing is a small Boulder, Colorado-based non-profit that operates as an informational hub and connector for the cohousing movement, providing resources and referrals for individuals and groups interested in intentional community housing models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Housing Services

NAICS

Other Community Housing Services (624229), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Homeowners Association (HOA) Management (BPAJAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cooperative (Co-op) Housing Association Management (BPAJAHAC), HOA/Community Rules Management & Neighbor Relations (THAMAKAN)

Keywords

• Cohousing communities
• Collaborative housing
• Intentional community
• Community development
• Shared neighborhood

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Core offering

Cohousing functions as a non-profit connector and clearinghouse for the cohousing movement, helping individuals and groups create intentional, collaborative neighborhoods one community at a time. It provides educational resources, referrals, and informational support rather than building or operating housing directly. The organization promotes the cohousing model as an alternative housing approach addressing affordability and changing lifestyle preferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Expansion highlights1 record

Others

• Buildium: HOA and community association management software. Comparable as an enabling technology provider for the community-association layer that cohousing communities often sit within, and an adjacent partner or substitute for community-governance tooling.
• NeighborWorks America: National network supporting affordable housing and community development non-profits. Comparable as an ecosystem-level funding and capacity-builder that competes for the same grant pool Cohousing would target.

Broad incumbents

• Grounded Solutions Network: National membership organization for community land trusts and shared-equity housing. Comparable as an established connector/advisor in the community-housing space competing for similar grant and partner mindshare.
• Habitat for Humanity: Large established non-profit addressing affordable homeownership. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the affordable/community housing space that captures part of the demand Cohousing targets.

Direct peers

• The Cohousing Company: Develops and consults on cohousing communities in North America. Directly comparable because it operates in the same cohousing niche, serving prospective residents and developers looking to build intentional community neighborhoods.
• McCamant & Durrett Architects: Architecture firm specializing in cohousing design. Comparable because it is a long-standing authority in the cohousing space, producing publications and serving the same developer and prospective-resident audience.
• Cohousing Solutions: Consulting firm assisting groups in forming cohousing communities. Comparable because it targets the same developer/resident audience and competes for visibility around cohousing project formation.
• Canadian Cohousing Network: National network promoting cohousing in Canada. Directly comparable as a cohousing-specific advocacy and connector organization operating in Cohousing's stated Canadian market, with a similar clearinghouse-style role.

Emerging players

• Common (co-living operator): Capitalized co-living operator offering community-oriented shared housing. Comparable as a well-funded 'community living' alternative that overlaps with Cohousing's stated demand pocket but with a for-profit short-term rental model.
• Quarters (co-living operator): Co-living operator focused on flexible, community-style housing. Comparable as a capitalized entrant in the same 'community + affordability' narrative, competing for the same prospective-resident audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coho_us
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cohousing-association-of-the-us

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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