Observations

Town-level reads, cut tight.

Each card isolates one local pattern, compares what changed, and stops before it becomes a full report. The deeper version of any of these lives in members' reports.

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04 Observation · DIVERSITY Montclair vs. Boonton: which town is more diverse? Montclair has been the more racially diverse municipality over the last 20+ years. Boonton has grown more diverse — chiefly through Hispanic/Latino growth and a visible Asian population — but Montclair retains the broader multiracial balance, driven by its much larger Black population and a less White-dominant base. Open ↗ 05 Observation · DIVERSITY Westfield vs. Cranford Diversity A tight read on two affluent Union County suburbs through diversity, income, and demographic structure — neighboring towns that look similar on a map and diverge more than expected underneath. Open ↗