Aspen and the American Dream: How One Town Manages Inequality in the Era of Supergentrification

by Jenny Stuber

Book Overview

How is it possible for a town to exist where the median household income is about $73,000, but the median home price is about $4,000,000? Boring into the "impossible" math of Aspen, Colorado, Stuber explores how middle-class people have found a way to live in this supergentrified town. Interviewing a range of residents, policymakers, and officials, Stuber shows that what resolves the math equation between incomes and home values in Aspen, Colorado--the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520306600
• ISBN13: 9780520306608
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"