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thenewgreen  ·  4489 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 48208: A Depressing Tour Of America's Cheapest Zip Code
Pretty crazy when juxtaposed with this link (found at the bottom of the "cheapest" article: http://www.businessinsider.com/alpine-new-jersey-richest-zip...

I spent some time at my sisters over the holiday, she lives in Indian Village which is a neighborhood of beautiful, ornate old homes from the days when Detroit was the wealthiest city on earth. The neighborhood has been well cared for and renovated but is surrounded by... well, Detroit. It's like a safe, beautiful little island in the middle of a war zone. It's very odd.