Five Surprising Cities Where Gentrification Is Displacing Poor People

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<p>‘Walk ow o ce-gritty eighborhoo streets i ma y America cities a the telltale sig s may be all aro yo . The coffee bar o the cor er selli g $5 latte macchiatos. The high-rise l x ry co o b il i g goi g p at recor spee . The cocktail bar, the artisa pastry shop.</p>
<p>This is rba ge trificatio i actio , the process by which mi le- a pper-mi le-class pop latio s move i to formerly lower-i come eighborhoo s, attracte by cheaper ho si g (a fleei g expe sive ho si g i more affl e t areas), tra sformi g the area, rivi g costs p a forci g lower-i come resi e ts o t. Natio wi e, the perce tage of re tal i creases have bee o ble the perce tage of wage i creases, a accor i g to a Macarth r Fo atio report, re ters are compe sati g by taki g seco jobs or r i g p ebt by payi g other expe ses o their cre it car s.’</p>
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