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The problem with using MSAs for this kind of analysis is that it ignores states like New Jersey. Some parts of new Jersey are very highly educated but do not fa
by 2sk21 9y ago
The problem with using MSAs for this kind of analysis is that it ignores states like New Jersey. Some parts of new Jersey are very highly educated but do not fall within an MSA.
- jhbadger 9y agoAnd conversely the MSA methodology lumps uneducated areas together with educated parts. Including West Virginia in with the Washington DC MSA is crazy. Yes, some places in WV have become "bedroom communities" for DC workers, boosting their ranking, but other parts of the state are extremely poor and uneducated.
- jimmyrocks 9y agoAll of NJ falls within an MSA. There are 7 that cover the state: New York, Allentown/Bethlehen, Trenton/Mercer, Philadelphia, Vineland, Atlantic City, and Ocean City/Cape May. The Trenton MSA gets a high ranking because of Princeton and the pharma companies nearby. Where Rutgers and J&J don't affect their score as much since their MSA (NYC) is so populated.
- losteverything 9y agoI wonder if there is a measurement for what i see in MSAs like NJ. The mix of wealthy and poor in the same town or same street even. So many people with so much money are significantly upgrading houses or outright purchasing for their children (or huge down payment) that neighborhoods have 1.5$m homes across from $125k homes. It used to be just about everyone in a neighborhood could afford to buy each other's house.