In the 1960s and ‘70s, “There goes the neighborhood” was both a popular punch line and a reflection of real-life unease. Many white homeowners felt fearful when the first minority family moved in down the block, convinced that it meant the area—and the value of their property—would quickly deteriorate.
Today, plenty of minorities are in the middle class (or beyond); such a demographic shift no longer signifies socioeconomic decline. So, aside from pure prejudice, there’s no clear reason why “white flight” should persist.
And yet, a new study that examines residential segregation in America’s suburbs concludes that it very much does.
[For more on this story by TOM JACOBS, go to https://www.citylab.com/equity...icas-suburbs/555047/]
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