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The Changing Face of Suburbia

The stereotypical vision of suburbia in America is a white father, mother and their children living in a two-story house in a pristine, crime-free neighborhood, e.g. the Cleavers on the classic television series "Leave it to Beaver."  That vision has become shattered however, as suburbs have become home to more poor people, immigrants, minorities, senior citizens and households with no children over the past decade, according to a Brookings Institution report released on May 9. Demographers at Brookings say suburbs are developing many of the same problems and attractions that are more typically associated with cities. And cities, in turn, have been drawing more residents who are young and affluent, so the traditional income gap between wealthier suburbs and more diverse cities has narrowed slightly.  Click here to read more from the Washington Post .
 
 



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