Two Studies Raise Questions About Gentrification

Two new studies suggest that gentrification empowers lower-income residents.

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March 27, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

"Gentrification does not cause an exodus of the poor and the working class, according to a study in New York and another in Boston. Just the opposite happens: people with relatively little income and education become more likely to stick around. The rate of turnover declines, apparently because people don't like to leave a neighborhood when it's improving."

Thanks to Abby Jo Sigal

Read the full story: The Gentry, Misjudged as Neighbors

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 in The New York Times

Community / Economic Development United States

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