5. Paterson, New Jersey
Hurricane Irene caused a lot of troubles for Paterson in 2011 as it resulted in The Great Falls flooding the city. In seven years, the city’s tax revenue fell by 38% as over 1,250 homes have been left abandoned. So far, there has been little effort to reclaim these properties, and it seems like these uninhabitable sectors have been left to rot further by a city council uninterested in such costly efforts.
Paterson New Jersey
4. Huntington Park, California
Huntington Park is a hot spot for illegal immigrants as it comprises an average of 97% Latinos. The city has a high poverty rate, which makes it extremely hard for properties to be purchased, rented, or sold in the area. In addition to these setbacks, due to a majority of the city’s population being illegal, not much political engagement and activities take place there. Here we have one of the most neglected populations in all of America.
Huntington Park California
