Thursday, September 13, 2018

A New Starbucks opening can signal gentrification in a neighborhood, Harvard study finds

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When a new Starbucks comes to town, you can expect to find a 0.5% increase in house prices in that ZIP code within a year, according to a recent study by the Harvard Business School.

But that doesn’t mean that Starbucks is attracting more affluent residents. In fact, the opposite is likely true.

The study presents a broader assessment of gentrification measures, determining that the neighborhood development is “strongly associated” with a jump in the number of restaurants, bars, cafes and grocery stores.


Based on their observations, the study asserts that a Starbucks opening can be a sign of gentrification.
“The presence of a Starbucks is far less important than whether the community has people who consume Starbucks,” the study stated. “Consequently, we think that this variable is likely to be a proxy for gentrification itself.”
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