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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The map below uses data from the 2010 Decennial Census to show the approximate distribution of Arlington
residents of color by their home location. To preserve anonymity of individual residents, data on residents’ race
and ethnicity by block was abstracted using a density algorithm, which shows the likelihood a resident of a given
race or ethnicity lives at a given location. This map suggests that residents of color are more likely to live along
the Massachusetts Avenue corridor than in the northern or southern portions of town. There is a cluster of residents
of color near the eastern border of Arlington, near Medford and Somerville. The residents of color are
particularly concentrated in the area that comprises Menotomy Manor, a 175-unit property owned by the
Arlington Housing Authority. This pattern is repeated across the border in Somerville at Clarendon Hill Towers,
which is owned by Somerville Housing Authority.

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Figure 9: Distribution of Residents of Color

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By percentage of White residents, Arlington falls towards the high end of center (9th of 24, ranked highest to
lowest share) of the comparison region, which ranges from 92% (±2%) in Wakefield to 23% (±2%) in Chelsea.
The aggregated statistic for the region was 59%; at 78%, Arlington has a significantly higher share of White
residents than the comparison region overall.
Figure 10: Percentage of White Population

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