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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Deed-Restricted Affordable Housing Stock
Supply
There are approximately 1,129 deed-restricted affordable housing units in Arlington, according to the state’s
official Subsidized Housing Inventory,41 while there are 5,355 low-income households.42 Low-income households
not in deed-restricted affordable housing may find housing below median costs in the marketplace or have
subsidized rents through housing vouchers, but the number of cost-burdened low-income households (3,720 per
CHAS, 2012-2016) indicates those options are not broadly available in Arlington. Because members of some
protected classes tend to have lower household incomes than the general population, the disconnect between the
affordable housing stock and the needs of residents and potential residents amounts to an impediment to fair
housing in Arlington.
Assessment: Arlington’s supply of affordable housing does not meet the needs of income-eligible households living
in the town, let alone residents who have been displaced by high costs or potential residents excluded by high
costs.

41 Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, 2020
42 CHAS, 2012-2016

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