Search and News, July 8, 2020: Denver No. 2 For Gentrification In Recent Years, National Study Finds
Denver saw more widespread gentrification than any other U.S. metro area except San Francisco between 2013 and 2017, according to a recent study.
For some people who have been battling rising inequality and runaway home prices in the Mile High City in recent years, the findings are unsurprising. And they expect the coronavirus pandemic to make things even harder for low-income residents in vulnerable neighborhoods.
“It feels like it’s validating information, because this is what we’ve been saying all along,” Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca said.
