> and for their neighborhood to be too expensive for poor people Come on, this (specifically) is untrue. Your average NIMBY homeowner isn't trying to malicious

> and for their neighborhood to be too expensive for poor people Come on, this (specifically) is untrue. Your average NIMBY homeowner isn't trying to maliciously price poor folks out. The closest you can get to that would be wanting to prevent their property value from decreasing because of eyesores. While that can be problematic in its own right, it's not malice directed specifically towards folks who make less than $N per year. You'd find the same aversion if somebody making 2x their salary left their home in a shambles. Folks buy homes partially as an investment, and understandably they have aversions to things that could damage their investment.