New research from Georgia State University indicates that rent paid in some of Atlanta’s lower-income neighborhoods is helping build wealth in some of the city’s wealthiest communities.
The study found that absentee owners of more than 2,300 properties in lower-income, predominantly Black Atlanta neighborhoods live just a few miles away in wealthier ZIP codes, including Buckhead.
Research also found that rent paid on Atlanta’s West Side is predominantly going to landlords who live in Buckhead and Midtown…