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Another theory is that it's the desirability of the location. I'm sure there are plenty of high cost of living areas in the highly desirable areas of red states
by everdev 8y ago
Another theory is that it's the desirability of the location. I'm sure there are plenty of high cost of living areas in the highly desirable areas of red states and plenty of low cost of living areas in the least desirable parts of blue states.
I'd guess that local beauty, amenities, jobs and housing supply has a much greater correlation and causation with housing prices than state wide political identity.
Let's not forget that political identity has huge roots in culture not just economics.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> I'd guess that local beauty, amenities, jobs and housing supply has a much greater correlation and causation with housing prices than state wide political identity. All of those things are influenced significantly by government policy; politics isn't just identity. (Local climate is a factor that is relevant, and isn't particularly sensitive to local politics, but it doesn't overpower all the things that are sensitive to that.)