Of the 20 counties with the highest level of middle class "white flight," 5 are in the DC area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of the people leaving our neighborhood are white, but they are also old. As they move out, more nonwhite families seem to move in. We are in Rockville MD.

In all honesty, this is exactly what is happening now in MoCo. It’s too expensive to retire in place. Most older people are white. They are moving to cheaper counties. Working minorities are moving in.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure that deciding to retire in a cheaper area is considered white flight. White flight is when move your family to an area because you want to be near more people who look like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.theroot.com/new-study-shows-white-people-dont-like-living-near-blac-1825544447

.. the 20 counties with the highest levels of middle-class white flight were:

Prince George’s County, Md.
Montgomery County, Md.
Fairfax County, Va.
Prince William County, Va.
Loudoun County, Va.

plus 15 others

The white population in Fairfax has increased by over 26,000 since 2010. The black population has increased by about 12,000 over the same period.

Some of these publications alternate between “white flight” and “lily white” labels, while the rest of us just move ahead with life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of the people leaving our neighborhood are white, but they are also old. As they move out, more nonwhite families seem to move in. We are in Rockville MD.

I think this is a major part of it. The old generation is dying out or moving into retirement communities but their children are not buying in the same neighborhoods they grew up in.

People do follow schools and new construction. People who grew up in Rockville but now live in Frederick. Or grew up in Silver Spring but now live in Howard County.

The issue is a bit more than just racism. I've noticed that whites are comfortable with diversity up to a point. 1/3 non white seems to be the tipping point, with a bit more flexibility if it's mostly Asians who are the minority.

[Anonymous]

Theroot, completely fake news

[Anonymous]

We need counties just for AA people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.theroot.com/new-study-shows-white-people-dont-like-living-near-blac-1825544447

.. the 20 counties with the highest levels of middle-class white flight were:

Prince George’s County, Md.
Montgomery County, Md.
Fairfax County, Va.
Prince William County, Va.
Loudoun County, Va.

plus 15 others

The white population in Fairfax has increased by over 26,000 since 2010. The black population has increased by about 12,000 over the same period.

Some of these publications alternate between “white flight” and “lily white” labels, while the rest of us just move ahead with life.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If whites want to live together, so what? I don't care. People can live near whoever they want as far as I'm concerned.

Minorities don't have a right to have a certain number of white people living near them.

Nor do they have a wish to. Most want the same things you do. A good school. A nice house. Not too terrible a commute.

If there happen to be white people living nearby fine, otherwise I’ve lived in entirely non-white neighborhoods before and would do so again. White people have never been on my list of must haves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of the people leaving our neighborhood are white, but they are also old. As they move out, more nonwhite families seem to move in. We are in Rockville MD.

Rockville is clearly the region’s Chinatown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of the people leaving our neighborhood are white, but they are also old. As they move out, more nonwhite families seem to move in. We are in Rockville MD.

Rockville is clearly the region’s Chinatown.

Not in my Rockville neighborhood. Very diverse, but still mostly white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of the people leaving our neighborhood are white, but they are also old. As they move out, more nonwhite families seem to move in. We are in Rockville MD.

Rockville is clearly the region’s Chinatown.

South Asians in Herndon, Ashburn.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And look at that, they are all wealthy, vibrant, diverse, hard working, and educated.

If the white people that are fleeing are whiny Republicans, then good riddance.

The people most anxious to live in a lily-white neighborhood and send their kids to lily-white schools are... wealthy liberal Democrats.

YES. Look at Arlington.

It didn’t make the naughty list.

Take a look at the VA schools board. They are showing their Arlington @$$es over redistricting. Its probably just too small to make the list.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And look at that, they are all wealthy, vibrant, diverse, hard working, and educated.

If the white people that are fleeing are whiny Republicans, then good riddance.

The people most anxious to live in a lily-white neighborhood and send their kids to lily-white schools are... wealthy liberal Democrats.

YES. Look at Arlington.

It didn’t make the naughty list.

Nothing to "flee" from in arlington. it's already super white

Take a look at the Columbia Pike corridor. It looks like Rt 1, Alexandria there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure that deciding to retire in a cheaper area is considered white flight. White flight is when move your family to an area because you want to be near more people who look like you.

I think the survey likely just looks at whites moving. If it actually required people to say they moved to go somewhere more white or less minority, I doubt most people would admit that so there would be very little white flight to report.

[Anonymous]

White Flight is basically another term for Not Wanting to Be Shot or Raped