ABSTRACT
Comparison of the homebuying experiences of blacks and whites required identification of suburban communities in which black households are purchasing homes in sufficient numbers to be located and surveyed. This chapter presents five suburban municipalities as case study sites, encompassing a broad range of housing prices, income levels, proportion black population, and geographic location within the state. Three are central-city spillover communities, clearly the paramount black community category in the typology. These are Franklin Township, adjacent to New Brunswick; Ewing Township, adjacent to Trenton; and Pleasantville, adjacent to Atlantic City. Case study communities in this category include Teaneck Township, a suburb of New York City, and Montclair, located within the Newark metropolitan area. The result is that blacks must replace whites in housing units or the units will remain vacant. The lack of internal barriers is also attributable to local community idiosyncracies.
