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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Housing Stock by Tenure
Tenure is important to consider in a fair housing analysis because some protected classes are less likely to own
their homes than the general population. As previously discussed, in the context region homeownership rates are
far lower for persons of color, particularly for Black and Latino residents, than for White residents. In the United

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States, homeownership is a primary mechanism for households to build wealth, and a lack of access to
homeownership opportunities for persons of color is one of many factors that can perpetuate economic
inequality. Homeownership opportunity as impacted by access to financial services is discussed in Housing Market
on page 89.
Around 60% (11,296 ± 420) of housing units in Arlington are owner-occupied and around 40% (7,356 ± 449)
are renter-occupied. As depicted in the figure below, a higher percentage of housing units in Arlington built
1939 or earlier are owner-occupied (56% ± 2%, versus 39% ± 3% for renter-occupied units) while a higher
percentage of housing units in Arlington built between 1960 and 1979 (26% ± 3%, versus 11% ± 2% for
owner-occupied units) and between 1980 and 1999 are renter-occupied (9% ± 2%, versus 4% ± 1% for
owner-occupied units). Housing units built since 2000 have been more or less split by tenure.68

Figure 23: Housing Units by Year Built and Tenure (ACS 2013-2017)

Housing Units by Year Built and Tenure
All Units Owner-occupied Units Renter-occupied Units
70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
1939 or earlier 1940 - 1959 1960 - 1979 1980 - 1999 2000 - 2009 2010 - 2016

68 American Community Survey, 2013-2019

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