Title: Understanding Exclusionary Zoning and Its Impact on Concentrated Poverty
Headings: Understanding Exclusionary Zoning and Its Impact on Concentrated Poverty
Understanding Exclusionary Zoning and Its Impact on Concentrated Poverty
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Where Did Exclusionary Zoning Come From?
What Does Exclusionary Zoning Look Like?
What Are the Impacts of Exclusionary Zoning?
What Are Perceived Justifications for Exclusionary Zoning?
What Has Been Done To Stop Exclusionary Zoning?
Elliott Anne Rigsby, Contributor

Content: One-in-four black Americans and one-in-six Hispanic-Americans living in poverty reside in high-poverty neighborhoods. Only one-in-thirteen poor white Americans lives in high-poverty neighborhoods. Download
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High-poverty areas are marked by limited employment opportunities, underperforming schools, high crime rates, and few recreational spaces, making it nearly impossible for struggling families to achieve social mobility. By preventing families from moving into areas of opportunity, exclusionary zoning perpetuates the cycle of poverty. What Are Perceived Justifications for Exclusionary Zoning? Proponents of exclusionary zoning cite declining property values as the primary reason to keep low-income people out of their neighborhoods. The research around property values is murky. On the one hand, research shows that land-use diversity actually increases property values. On the other hand, the same research shows that racial diversity tends to decrease them. Still, evidence about the impact of racial diversity on property values often reveals that these findings have been fueled by underlying and outdated fears.