Montebello, California
This is not the ideal place for most people to live. The commute takes 33 minutes on average. On top of this, 14% of the population is in poverty and 19% has no health insurance. It is also hard to find cheap housing. In 2019, The New York Times spoke to a home-ownership counselor who said that first-time buyers do not have good prospects in Montebello, but its living opportunities are not growing either.
Pasadena, Texas
In the past, the Ku Klux Klan headquarters used to be based in Pasadena. This might explain why racial issues still persist. The population is mostly working class, and the city is located close to petrochemical plants. Pasadena is very divided now. The north houses a Latino majority, and a white one down south.