Justice
Ranking Cities by the New Urban Crisis
When cities rather than metros are measured by inequality, economic segregation, and affordability, the New Urban Crisis has surprising hits and misses.
This is the fourth post in a four-part series on the economic performance of America’s cities. Today, we cover the big cities that perform the best and worst when looking at income inequality and the New Urban Crisis.
The urban revival has kicked into high gear over the past few years. After decades of suburban growth and urban decline, the back-to-the-city movement has accelerated, with affluent and educated people headed back to the urban core. This accelerated urban revival has led to a growing reality of, and growing concern about, gentrification, housing affordability, inequality, and the increased segregation of Americans by income, education, and socioeconomic class—aspects of the New Urban Crisis.