By Terry Castleman | LA Times
Los Angeles County has emerged as the capital of new backyard housing units, with a surprising array of communities leading the way, according to a Times data analysis.
L.A. has permitted more accessory dwelling units per capita than any other county in the state, with lower- and middle-income cities approving the most construction, the data show.
It’s too early to tell if the ADU boom has changed the region’s housing affordability crisis, which has pushed some to leave the region in search of more affordable homes. But the data suggest that some cities that built the most ADUs saw smaller population losses than those that built the least.
Among the cities that permitted the most construction: San Fernando, Rosemead, Temple City, Sierra Madre and Hidden Hills. The cities that built the fewest: Hawthorne, Commerce, Cudahy, Cerritos and Westlake Village.
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