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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Data Description
Comprehensive Housing Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data are custom tabulations of
Affordability Strategy (CHAS) ACS data prepared by the Census Bureau for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). These data demonstrate the extent of housing problems and housing
needs, particularly for low-income households.
Eviction Lab The Eviction Lab at Princeton University publishes nationwide data on evictions dating back
to 2000. The Eviction Lab is a project directed by Matthew Desmond and designed by
Ashley Gromis, Lavar Edmonds, James Hendrickson, Katie Krywokulski, Lillian Leung, and
Adam Porton.
Massachusetts Department of The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) maintains
Elementary & Secondary graduation rate data, which is published in a District Graduation Rate Report each year.
Education (DESE) These data enable comparison of graduation rates by school district and graduation rates
by race and ethnicity.
MAPC Rental Listings Database The MAPC Rental Listings Database is composed of rental ads screen-scraped from
Craigslist, which are then cleaned and aggregated to produce medians of listed rental
cost by bedroom count in each municipality. This data provides a more up to date
understanding of rental costs.
The Warren Group The Warren Group maintains data on real estate transactions in New England, which
includes information such as date of sale and sale price. MAPC purchases this data from
the Warren Group.

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