Chapter 10: Neighborhoods

There are three neighborhoods in Aspen: Thomasville/Nest, Independence/Ashcroft, and City Center. All three neighborhoods are expensive with an average median home value being about $7 million. The most expensive, however, is City Center, followed by Thomasville/Nest and then Independence/Ashcroft. A very high majority of these neighborhoods are inhabited by whites because others cannot afford to live there. Thus, there is de facto segregation since only wealthy whites can afford to live in these areas. The lower classes have to resort to commuting from bedroom communities (Basalt and Carbondale). Here is a site for a good map of the neighborhoods in Aspen: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/co/aspen/

Sources:
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/co/aspen/