A 20-minute online assessment becomes a 10-page strategic roadmap.

Community Housing & Growth Assessment Report

The free Flywheel Community Housing & Growth Assessment gives you a score and initial guidance. The paid upgrade turns that 20-minute assessment into a custom, benchmarked, action-oriented document — delivered with a 1-hour strategy call — that you can take to your council, board, foundation, or funder. The lowest-risk first step in the Flywheel service ladder.

Pricing and Timing:

Assessment is always free and available.
Custom report is $1,000 with a 14-day turnaround and includes a 1-hour strategy call.

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It’s the right fit…

For these roles:

Economic development directors in communities of 5,000–50,000
City managers and assistant city managers
Chamber executives with housing or workforce committees
CDC executive directors
Community foundation program officers managing place-based grants
Planning directors in small-to-mid municipalities

With these conditions:

Just completed the free assessment (within the last 30 days)
Preparing for a strategic planning cycle or council retreat
Grant application in flight that requires a situation analysis
New ED director or city manager wants to establish a baseline in month one
Council or board asking 'how are we doing?' and staff has no crisp answer

This assessment was designed to address these challenges:

A number without a benchmark is meaningless. Is that bad? Average? Better than the communities around you?
You need something tangible to take to council, a funder, or the board — not a screenshot of a dashboard.
Staff want an outside voice to either validate what they already know or challenge what they think they know.
The grant application you're working on needs a situation analysis and you don't have capacity to produce one internally.

What You Get

Custom 10–15 page report built from your completed assessment, with narrative analysis, not just numbers
5 specific, prioritized recommendations with a 90-day starting action for each
1-hour strategy / readout call with you and (optionally) a small internal team
Delivered in 14 days; one round of light revisions included

Investment

$1,000
14-day turnaround
Includes 1-hour strategy call

How It Works

You answer a short series of questions. You get an instant score and benchmark guidance. The paid report builds from your specific responses.
Click 'Upgrade to paid report' on your assessment results page or via the link above. You can pay by card or request an invoice. No sales call needed.
Our team produces a custom 10–15 page report comparing your community to a similar cohort, with five prioritized recommendations.
1-hour call with Ryan to walk the report and answer your questions. Bring up to five colleagues.
The report is yours to share — with council, funders, grant reviewers, or board. Co-branded if requested.

Common Questions

Start there. The paid report is built from your assessment responses, so you need to complete the free tool first. The upgrade offer appears on your results page.
Yes, up to 12 months old. If it's older, we'll ask you to retake it to make sure the report reflects current conditions.
Only you and whoever you choose to share it with. We never publish or reference your report externally without written permission.
Yes. Regional planning agencies, chambers, and foundations sometimes commission multiple reports — ask us about bulk pricing (4+ reports: 15% discount; 10+ reports: custom package).
A walkthrough of the report, Q&A on the recommendations, and a candid conversation about which of the five priorities is the right first step given your team, politics, and budget. It's strategy, not a sales pitch.
No. The report is a strategic starting point — it shows where you stand and the highest-leverage first moves. A full strategic plan is a longer, deeper engagement.