Top 10 most economically segregated markets in U.S. Maggie Gordon Updated 1:48 pm, Monday, February 23, 2015 Photo: Image Source RF/Owen Smith, Getty Images/Image Source Image 1 of 10 No. 10: Los Angeles, California Image 1 of 10 No. 10: Los Angeles, California What's your next door neighbor like? Odds are, they're pretty similar to you when it comes to income, education and occupation, according to a study released Monday. The study, released by the Martin Prosperity Institute, seeks to create a new index of inequality, and is authored by Richard Florida. Here's how Florida describes his findings: "While most studies of economic segregation focus on income, we look at economic segregation as the product of three factors that bear on socioeconomic class broadly: income, education, and occupation. Our measure of income segregation examines the segregation of the poor (households below the poverty level) and segregation of the rich (households with incomes over $200,000). Our measure of educational segregation reflects the segregation of non-high school grads (or adults with less than a high school diploma) and of college grads. Our measure of occupational segregation combines the segregation of the creative class, the service class (those with low-skill, low-pay service jobs), and the working class (those in blue collar jobs)." Scroll through the gallery above for the top 10 most economically segregated metropolitan areas in the nation. http://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/Top-10-most-economically-segregated-markets-in-6096910.php