Racism

The U.S. Cities Where the Poor Are Most Segregated From Everyone Else

The U.S. Cities Where the Poor Are Most Segregated From Everyone Else – Richard Florida – The Atlantic Cities.

It's always remarkable how in Albany, you can travel only 2 miles and go from a neighborhood that is over 99% white to majority African American.

Moreover, simply living in the suburbs just past city limits, you will pay much lower taxes, get vastly better government services, and have a very safe neighborhood to live in.