Many of my Chinese, Indian .. immigrant friends are willing to pay a premium for

• AA) good public school
• BB) safe , clean, well-maintained (not dilapidated) neighborhood

Bayonne and South Edison are examples of safe working-class neighborhoods. Schools are average.

For me, BB is a real priority, so Bayonne is good enough for me.

— Working-class, Middle-class, Upper-class,,, neighborhoods in the U.S.
I feel the distinction is real and driven by family economic disparity

The middle-class prefer better schools, cleaner streets, bigger, (newer?) better-built homes. Some younger middle-class couples prefer rental apartments at cleaner, trendier/more fashionable, more “interesting” locations.

The richer families out-bid the working class families and take over such neighborhoods.

Beside the higher cost on bigger homes, pTax also squeeze out the working class families.

Paradoxically, Bayonne has high pTax. Some parts of this working class town are definitely higher standard, closer to the county park.