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Arlington, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Arlington is a Census CDP of 46,350 people across 5.14 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $150,701, 61.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 74 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Arlington
What Arlington is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.14 sq mi
- Water area0.34 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land9,013
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
How many people live in Arlington
- Population46,350
- Median age41.6
- Population under 189,516
- Share under 1820.5 percent
- Population 65 and over8,030
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent
- Households20,005
- Family households12,105
- Share of households that are families60.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
Income and work in Arlington
- Median household income$150,701
- Per capita income$91,718
- Civilian labor force28,113
- Employed27,299
- Unemployed814 plus or minus 204
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over34,941
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher76.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree46.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
Housing in Arlington
- Housing units20,746
- Occupied units20,005
- Vacant units741 plus or minus 271
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied12,325
- Renter occupied7,680
- Ownership rate61.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$933,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,082
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent
- Single family units9,388
- Share single family45.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,278
- Share in buildings of two or more54.4 percent
- Mobile homes69 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
How Arlington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,664
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,450
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,882
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.9 percent
- Drove alone43.5 percent
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Public transport11.1 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home34.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
SBA loans in Arlington (7(a))
- Approvals74
- Gross approval$7,803,400
- Average approval$105,451
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$220,500
- Largest approval$1,035,000
- Jobs supported871
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full16
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises1.4 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS31
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Arlington
SBA loans in Arlington (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$4,742,000
- Average approval$474,200
- Median approval$408,000
- Largest approval$845,000
- Jobs supported13
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Arlington
Flood risk in Arlington
- NFIP communityTown of Arlington
- NFIP community number250177
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/08/25
The Town of Arlington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250177 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Middlesex County, not Arlington
Middlesex County context, not Arlington figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County44,624
- Covered employment, Middlesex County926,104
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$113,704
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County3,495
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Arlington.
All Middlesex County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Arlington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Arlington, Massachusetts?
46,350, in 20,005 households. Arlington CDP covers 5.14 square miles of land, which is 9,013 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Arlington in?
Middlesex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Arlington?
$150,701. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $933,800. Median gross rent is $2,082 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Arlington businesses?
74 7(a) approvals totaling $7.8 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $4.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Arlington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Arlington. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Arlington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Arlington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Arlington, town of, community 250177, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Arlington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Middlesex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Arlington.
Is zoning published for Arlington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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