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AFAIK, homeless problem scales with population size. So if you divide by population size (which those values do), the value should stay roughly the same. What
by pj_mukh 8y ago
AFAIK, homeless problem scales with population size. So if you divide by population size (which those values do), the value should stay roughly the same.
What are the factors that make this untrue?
- aeternus 8y agoCost of housing is a big one. Low housing costs and plenty of space available make the homeless problem both less likely and easier to deal with.
- mturmon 8y agoYep, there are plenty of outlying areas in LA that are still not expensive in the same way SF is - LA is just much, much bigger. So you can hang on with significantly less money. Still, it's an interesting question.
- cpr 8y agoMuch of it has to be geographical--SF has mostly bearable weather year-round, Boston doesn't.