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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It's shocking to see how much misinformation is fueling the hostility here, both regarding the way the OOB system works and regarding the perceived universality of wealth in Ward 3.[/quote]

The home[u]OWNERS [/u]in Ward 3 with children young enough to attend preK are, indeed, almost universally high income.   The Census bears that out, if you look at the 'income by precinct' part of the American Survey.   There are basically no homes for sale &lt; $800,000, ever.   Most homes have been selling for &gt; $875 for years now, and even that number isn't common.  Explain how a couple could take on that mortgage and not be high income?   And yes, some residents bought years ago, pre-2005, but they don't have 3 year olds, so we're not talking about them.

That said, there are many rental units up and down Connecticut, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and MacArthur.    Depending on how many bodies you want to cram into a 1-bed, a family renting in an older building need not be &quot;wealthy&quot; to live in Ward 3, since those units can be rented for $1,800.   
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We have two under three and bought for way less than that right after the downturn. We aren't low income (although way below the median in our neighborhood), but neither are most of the gentrifiers in other wards. People like us exist here as well, and they don't need to justify their participation in the lottery to their peers EOTP.[/quote]

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