Which Burgess zone is associated with better residences and higher-income residents?

• A. Zone of Transition
• B. Zone of Better Residences
• C. Zone of Working-Class Homes
• D. Zone of Commuter/Outer

Answer: (B)

In Burgess's concentric zone model, neighborhoods outside the center tend to have progressively better housing and higher incomes as you move away from the core. The Zone of Better Residences is the fourth ring and is characterized by more spacious, well-maintained homes and residents with higher incomes. This makes it the area most closely associated with higher-quality residences and affluence, sitting beyond the inner, transitional and working-class zones but not yet the far outer commuter belt. The transition zone is poorer and more mixed, the working-class zone is less affluent, and the outer commuter zone, while suburban, isn’t defined by the same clear pattern of affluent housing as the Zone of Better Residences.