Filtering of the village of Freeport
Filtering is defined as changing socioeconomic status of the occupants of the same physical housing stock. Freeport, Long Island is a place that consists of many different ethnic groups and cultural diversity. ... A specific example of filtering in a neighborhood is the village of Freeport, which has become a melting pot in recent years. Growing up only five minutes from Freeport has helped me establish a first person perspective of how a neighborhood evolves over time. Only a decade ago, Freeport was predominantly white, with a presence of upward filtering. ... Many Hispanics have changed their residence to Freeport and this has caused a change from upward to downward filtering.