And the homeowners and auto insurance rates are too high. He's now shopping Southfield. The northwest corner of the city appeared to have nearly balanced integration, with 1,099 blacks living among 919 whites, according to the 2000 census. Thomas was impressed. He bought and moved in.
Demographers say the subdivision mirrors the rest of the city.
Within the next 10 years, black residents will be in the overwhelming majority here. It is happening already. Within the last two months, three homes in Thomas' neighborhood have gone up for sale. They are all white-owned. Blacks are just more comfortable being minorities than whites are.