> If there were no zoning laws, people could always move if they don’t like how the free market is changing their neighborhood. And housing would always be “aff

> If there were no zoning laws, people could always move if they don’t like how the free market is changing their neighborhood. And housing would always be “affordable”. I think this is a very optimistic view of what would happen. Zoning laws are not perfect but without them there would be a race to the bottom and the public left to pay for the externalities. edit: I might be wrong on this but I think that Victorian England kind of points towards what would happen I know it's not 100% applicable but ...