What's your Arlington home worth?

Arlington's housing mix follows its geography. East Arlington, closest to Cambridge, is filled with two-family houses, many of them stacked up-down units built in the early 20th century, along with smaller single-families. Around Arlington Center and on the slopes of Jason Heights and the Heights you'll see more Colonial, Victorian and Colonial Revival single-families, some on larger, hillier lots. Apartment buildings and condos line parts of Massachusetts Avenue, and a good share of the two-families have been converted to two-unit condos.

In a two-unit condo, buyers should understand how the association splits the yard, driveway, basement and big-ticket repairs, since there is rarely a management company. Arlington also has seven local historic districts, including Pleasant Street and Jason/Gray, where the Historic District Commissions review exterior changes. Some low-lying streets near Alewife Brook are worth checking against flood maps. If you're weighing a move to Arlington and want to know what homes like the one you're eyeing have actually sold for, reach out and we'll share recent sales.