The state’s housing need projections were dramatically lower than those being promoted by local housing groups. The state called for 222,000 new homes to be built statewide, with 210 units attributed to Franklin County. “The state… set regional targets, and for Franklin County it was low… it seemed really, really low.” On the city’s website, the mayor’s office estimated that “There is a housing shortage of over 3,000 units in Franklin County.” The state projected 210 housing units needed in the Franklin County region — 14 times lower than Greenfield’s projections for the county.