gentrification
noun
gen·tri·fi·ca·tion
ˌjen-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
: a process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and rebuild homes and businesses and which often results in an increase in property values and the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents
a neighborhood undergoing gentrification
"This week, we're talking about gentrification. Middle-class people move in. Property values and rents rise. Things change and improve but not for everyone. …"—
Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Lulu Garcia-NavarroOpposition is also stoked by fear of gentrification—displacement of longtime residents through higher rents or property taxes.—Steven Litt
Steven LittThe construction of luxury housing and gentrification of neighborhoods is pushing families out of communities they have called home for years.—Heidi Romanish and David Snyder
Heidi Romanish and David SnyderIn an effort to keep gentrification from creeping in the same way into the 30th Ward … Jessica Gutierrez wants to keep a lid on property taxes and inform residents about affordable housing.—Alexandra Arriaga
Alexandra ArriagaExamples of gentrification in a Sentence
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Like a smaller version of public parks, community gardens and street trees, window gardens can contribute to green gentrification.
—Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Seeing firsthand how gentrification and rapidly rising housing costs have started to negatively affect the mostly blue-collar town, Bernthal set out to give back.
—Kara Warner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
That’s about a 28% decrease from 2010, due to new construction and gentrification displacing residents.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
The classism that endures to this day in the British acting world rears its ugly head here, though Philip’s effective gentrification of Richie’s voice is depicted as the making of a legend.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Seeing firsthand how gentrification and rapidly rising housing costs have started to negatively affect the mostly blue-collar town, Bernthal set out to give back.
—Kara Warner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
That’s about a 28% decrease from 2010, due to new construction and gentrification displacing residents.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
The classism that endures to this day in the British acting world rears its ugly head here, though Philip’s effective gentrification of Richie’s voice is depicted as the making of a legend.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Gentrification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentrification. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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