GarikToo wrote:по моему не все так пушисто в Бурлингтоне:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington ... mographics
About 10.4% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
There were 4,989 single-family owner-occupied homes. Their median value was $131,200
Видимо домик в пол–лимона не всем по карману
GarikToo, в самом Бурлингтон живет преимущественно студенческая и прочая молодежь. Много аристов и других хиппующих личностей. Посмотрите на раскладку по возрасту:
There were 15,885 households out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them... In the city the population was spread out with 16.3% under the age of 18, 25.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years.
Доходы студентов считать несколько непрактично. Семейные люди с нормальным доходом живут не в самом Бeрлингтоне, а в его пригородах, население которых в 4 раза превосходит сам Бeрлингон.
Вот, например, о Шелбурне, где, собственно и живут родственники жены, у которых мы гостили. Обратите внимание на разеыв в доходах у женщин и мужчин: многие женщины там не работают, или работают только на полставки. На жизнь хватает.
the median income for a family was $78,492. Males had a median income of $50,085 versus $28,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $37,210. About 2.9% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
