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 ↗

Related Parts of This Source

Full Text

1,494 chars

• There is a wider range of household sizes for Menotomy Manor, the only family housing property under
the AHA.
• 12% of households are headed by non-citizens.
• 50% of households are White, 19% are Black, 30% are Asian, and less than 1% are Native American.
This is a marked departure from the populations served by the other properties and Arlington’s general
population, which are majority White. 7% of households are Latino.
Assessment: The demographics of AHA properties vary significantly between elderly/disabled housing and the
family housing at Menotomy Manor. Residents of the elderly/disabled housing are more reflective of Arlington’s
racial and ethnic makeup as a whole, while family housing residents include proportionally more households of
color than Arlington generally. The AHA’s elderly/disabled housing provides fair housing choice for protected

77
Arlington Fair Housing Action Plan

classes by age and disability status, of course. Menotomy Manor provides fair housing choice to protected
classes by race and ethnicity, potentially in addition to other protected classes that are not tracked in AHA data.

Housing Vouchers
Housing vouchers provide a subsidy to low-income households seeking housing in the private rental market. A
voucher holder pays 30% of their income in rent, and the subsidizing agency pays the remainder, up to the “Fair
Market Rent” designated by HUD for the community. The landlord is paid the full “Fair Market Rent” for renting
their property.