A black-and-yellow Dollar General sign hangs above a store in Maryland as seen from between yellow shopping carts in the parking lot.
Dollar General and Dollar Tree have faced opposition to new stores in several dozen communities.
  • About 60 cities and towns have pushed back on dollar store openings over the last several years.
  • The count, compiled by The Hustle, includes small towns as well as cities such as Kansas City.
  • The municipalities' approaches range from outright bans to zoning restrictions.

Dollar stores are in thousands of towns and cities across the US. But some are trying to fend them off.