Settlement Preferences in Medan Johor Subdistrict Medan City, Indonesia

Abstract

Settlement preference is willingness to choose a dwelling place influenced by various factors. Security, accessibility, and social status become the consideration in choosing dwelling place. The number of private housing clusters in Medan Johor Sub district indicates high interest of the people in Medan in choosing to live in this area, compared with other places. The research is focused on settlement preference of the residents of private housing clusters. The research used descriptive quantitative method with chi squaretest. The objective of the research was to find out the correlation of social status of the residents of the private housing clusters in Medan Johor Sub district with facility and infrastructure in their area. The result showed that accessibility, facility, and environment were the factors which influenced the residents of the complex to live in Medan Johor Sub district, and there was the correlation of their economic level with their need for facility and infrastructure.