Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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• There are approximately 1,129 deed-restricted affordable housing units in Arlington, according to the
state’s official Subsidized Housing Inventory, while there are 5,355 low-income households.
• Existing affordable housing in Arlington is clustered in Arlington Center, Arlington Heights, and East
Arlington. While its clustering in a few locations reinforces an historic trend of segregation, the locations
of those clusters tend to have greater access to opportunity than single-family neighborhoods more
reliant on automobile transportation.
• Arlington’s affordable housing stock, with its small sizes and occupancy restrictions, favors smaller
households, particularly elderly individuals and couples. Conversely, the existing stock of affordable
housing does not suit the needs of family households with two or more children.