This report shows that 30 years after the enactment of the federal fair housing law and despite favorable circumstances, housing markets in the Boston metropolitan area remain strongly segregated. The report is based on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data and census data. The HMDA data provide information about the race, ethnicity, income,…

Using 1990 and 2000 Census data and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data, this report documents the continuing proliferation of segregated communities across metropolitan Chicago's 6-county area during the 1990s, highlighting segregation across municipalities and school districts. Racial and ethnic segregation persist in the six-county area, though…