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Originally Posted by Passe La Puck
Sweden.
I remember seeing something a while ago about some gated community where most (all?) of the players lived.
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American cities are different from Canadian cities. Calgary is actually one of the biggest municipalities in North America. If it was in the U.S., it would probably be 3-6 counties. Each county has its own government and budget. The City of Detroit (which is in Wayne County) is bankrupt. However, there are wealthy counties around it that aren't bankrupt, and are full of affluent people. To call them gated communities isn't accurate - they're typically much larger than what we call a subdivision.
For example, Oakland County, which is adjacent to Wayne County, has 1,202,362 people, and has one of the highest median family incomes in the U.S. ($84,783). Livingston County, population 180,967, is another Detroit commuter county. Median family income is $82,637. For context, median family income in the U.S. is $50,054. The state of Michigan ranks 15th in the U.S. in per capita income.
Detroit's fanbase is largely outside the city of Detroit. Those people aren't poor - in fact, they're quite well-off compared to most Americans.