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Originally Posted by IrishIllini
That's what so confusing about Austin. One analysis will depict a community that is clearly over performing/exceeding expectations and another shows a troubled community with glaring socioeconomic issues. It's definitely a diamond in the rough.
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I've driven through Austin a few times, mostly on Division and Chicago but also a few side streets and I've always found its reputation to be incongruous with what I see in person. There's families doing stuff and some interesting looking businesses and well maintained homes. It doesn't seem prosperous, but just looks normal working class to me. Like, I imagine an admin at my doctor's office and my cable installer living in a house there with a couple rugrats. I don't claim to have the whole picture, of course, but it seems different to me than parts of the Southside that immediately appear obviously blighted.