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10 Signs That Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified

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segregated education Charter Schools

As many high-income families start to take over the costly real estate and indulge in specialized shops, their presence is often close to nonexistent in the local public schools. A sort of segregation takes over the community as suburban families refuse to have their students in the same classroom as the local, urban youths. For this reason, once charter schools start popping up in or around a certain neighborhood, it’s a fair bet that local officials are preparing to get enough classrooms ready for the privileged students who will soon call the community home.

 

Neighborhood watch

Neighborhood Organizations

Neighborhood organizations like community coalitions and neighborhood crime watch programs are put in place to appeal to the high-income buyers who will be rushing the neighborhood and taking over those recently renovated Victorian homes and new condos. As both Zillow and Trulia point out to potential home buyers on their websites, neighborhood watch programs have a major impact on buyer perception and help to add a boost to overall property values (and property prices) in the area.

 

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