More white-collar jobs seem to have translated into lower political participation.
A younger population comes to the city for the work, stays for a few years and moves on to another job in another city.
"Cambridge is increasingly more of a working city than a residential city," says Nicholas P. Retsinas, the director of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Historically, it was a residential community that also was a job center."
Along with bringing a different kind of residents into the city, the high tech companies have brought a huge amount of wealth into Cambridge.
In a phenomenon known as gentrification, property prices have risen, Central Square is getting an upscale makeover--and the middle class is fading away.
The Hour Glass Effect
It has also meant fewer families.
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