Information for Applicants

Room rentals are only permitted in extraordinary circumstances and must be reviewed and approved in advance by the Board of Directors. Additionally, homeowners must commit to living in their homes for 10 months out of the year.

You have three opportunities each year to pass on the purchase of a home. If you choose not to purchase a home for a fourth time, your application will be removed from consideration for one year.

Applicants must meet our primary eligibility criteria and then applications are ranked in our database according to our secondary eligibility criteria.

Primary Eligibility Criteria:

• Majority Age: Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Employment: Applicants must be employed full-time in Teton County, WY but may live outside of Teton County, WY.
• Income/Asset Limits: A household must have an annual income that does not exceed 120% of the median income for Teton County and assets not in excess of $217,680, not including retirement savings. The median income in Teton County is set as a specific dollar amount that indicates where the middle income range is for a given household size. A "household" includes everyone who will be living in the home, and household income must include the income for all adult wage earners in the household. To better serve our applicants, we have adjusted our income limits to better reflect the realistic income potential for households of two, three and four people.

Secondary Eligibility Criteria

• Years your application has been on file
• Years in Jackson region (includes Teton Valley, ID and Alpine, WY)
• Employment
• Community Involvement
• Current Housing Trust Homeowners