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Gated communities remain popular with Americans for more than just safety — but are they really worth it?

According to Parametric Architecture, around nine million people in the United States live in an estimated 20,000 gated residential communities. CNBC says Florida and California are especially popular ...
Wall Street Journal

In These Gated Communities, Security Personnel Act More Like Concierges

Michael Malone lives in a gated community staffed by former police officers, but the thought that they are protecting him from criminal activity has never crossed his mind. Disturbances of any kind ...
TwinCities.com

Twin Cities sees increase in number of gated communities

Walkability, a friendly community and amenities such as a hot tub are all reasons Carter Drake enjoys life at the Reserve at Arbor Lakes. Security from problems in the core cities is another. “Some ...
WPLG

Lawyer says he was profiled by security jogging in his own gated community

PARKLAND, Fla. — A lawyer who recently moved into his new home in a Parkland gated community says he was racially profiled while out for a late-night jog — and he posted about the interaction on ...