This is true, and relevant as long as a) you don't need to commute by car (or you have all the time in the world to manage convoluted public transit) and b) you

This is true, and relevant as long as a) you don't need to commute by car (or you have all the time in the world to manage convoluted public transit) and b) you can rely on that same public transit for all the errands you will need to do. For people outside of select cities, these are far from given in the USA.