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I don't think it is. Those poor students affect the environment and life in that region just like everybody else.

• w1ntermute 13y ago
  Yes, they affect "the environment and life in that region", but not in the same way a perennially poor family would.
• archgoon 13y ago
  Students are _very_ different than working poor. The working poor's income is close to their expenditures. Most Student's 'income' will be reported as near zero. However, their expenditures into the economy are above that, through tuition payments and lodging. Also, they are likely to have additional spending money that is outside of reported income.
  • sliverstorm 13y ago
    Much of their expenditure goes to the University though, and to my knowledge little of that flows back to the city. The University often winds up sequestering large amounts of wealth even as the city around begins to deteriorate.
• refurb 13y ago
  This map is based on income. If you're a "poor" student who isn't working, but getting money from your parents or via student loan, you're not the same as a poor working person.