Forced Displacement From Rental Housing: Prevalence and Neighborhood Consequences.
Drawing on novel survey data of Milwaukee renters, this study documents the prevalence of involuntary displacement from housing and estimates its consequences for neighborhood selection. More than one in eight Milwaukee renters experienced an eviction or other kind of forced move in the previous two years. Multivariate analyses suggest that renters who experienced a forced move relocate to poorer and higher-crime neighborhoods than those who move under less-demanding circumstances. By providing evidence implying that involuntary displacement is a critical yet overlooked mechanism of neighborhood inequality, this study helps to clarify why some city dwellers live in much worse neighborhoods than their peers.
Department of Sociology and Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard University, William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA. mdesmond@fas.harvard.edu.
Matthew
M
Desmond
Department of Sociology and the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy, Harvard University, William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
Tracey
T
Shollenberger
D000367:Age Factors; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006798:Housing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
Displacement; Eviction; Neighborhood selection; Residential mobility; Urban inequality