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Community Name

Open to visitors

Yes

Yes, rarely

Open to new members

Yes

Not currently, but there is a list or future possibilty

Community forming status

Established

Forming

Re-forming

Disbanded

Housing Access

Purchase

Rental

Work-exchange

Included in Membership

City

State/Province (outside the US)

Community Type(s)

Commune (organized around sharing almost everything.)

Ecovillage (organized around ecology and sustainability.)

Cohousing (individual homes within group owned property.)

Shared Housing (multiple individuals sharing a dwelling.)

Student Housing or Student Co-Op

Spiritual or Religious Community

Unspecified, or Other

Transition Town or Eco-Neighborhood

Traditional or Indigenous Community

Education Styles

Home Schooling

Private Schooling at the Community

Private School off the property

Public Schooling

Up to each individual

Decision making method

Consensus (everyone agrees)

Modified Consensus (everyone agrees, with some exceptions or fallbacks.)

Voting (majority or super-majority rule)

By a board, council, group of elders, or leadership group

By an individual community leader

Sociocracy

Holocracy

Anarchy

% of food currently produced

% of local (within 150 miles) food

% of renewable energy currently generated

Community land owner

Individual community member(s)

A subgroup of community members

The entire community membership

Multiple stakeholders

% of shared income

None

All or close to all

Partial share of income

Dues, Fees or Shared Expenses?

Yes

Alcohol Use

Yes, used often.

Yes, used occasionally.

Yes, used seldomly, or ceremoniously.

No, this community does not permit alcohol use.

Tobacco Use

Yes, used often.

Yes, used occasionally.

No, not permitted.

Yes, used seldomly, or ceremoniously.

Healthcare Styles

Community Plan

Partial, Special, or Limited Community Plan

Up to each family or individual

Identified leader

Yes

Yes, multiple identified leaders

Expected to share common diet

No - people may eat however they wish.

Somewhat - there are some dietary restrictions or customs.

Yes - we all share a common diet.

Open to members with pre-existing debt

Yes

Yes (some debts)

Frequency of shared meals

Is an FIC member

Yes

Shared common area (house, building, or space)

Yes

Core leadership group

Yes

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