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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opportunity is evaluated in four categories: Graduation Rates, Health Outcomes, Economic Mobility, and Transit
Access.
Within Arlington, it is difficult to determine whether disparities in overall access to opportunity are due to
patterns of segregation or the small share of persons of color and the small size of the town. Where disparities
do exist, such as in the case of graduation rates, they cannot necessarily be attributed to residential patterns.
The regional picture is clearer. While the municipalities with the highest share of persons of color have a greater
degree of transit access, they also have lower graduation rates, higher youth asthma hospitalization rates, and
lower economic mobility than the less racially diverse municipalities to the north and west. Taken collectively, this
indicates that regional patterns of segregation are indeed precluding persons of color from accessing housing in
higher-opportunity areas. Arlington generally falls in the middle of the context communities in terms of overall
opportunity. Arlington’s residents of color have higher levels of opportunity than many people of color residing in
the comparison region. However, the town’s low share of people of color means that the relative opportunity
afforded by residence in Arlington does not benefit a proportionate share of people of color.