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Greater LA: 33,954 sq mi [0] Greater Houston: 10,062 sq mi [1] For the combined statistical area population / metro area, houston is actually even more dense
by mrep 7y ago
Greater LA: 33,954 sq mi [0]
Greater Houston: 10,062 sq mi [1]
For the combined statistical area population / metro area, houston is actually even more dense than LA at 715 versus 553 people per square mile.
Not disagreeing with your main point though especially in regards to the bay area. There's just no land left to sprawl there and people don't want to build up so it'll forever remain unaffordable.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Houston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Houston
- CuriouslyC 7y agoGreater LA includes a lot of stuff like Ventura/Oxnard/Riverside/San Bernadino that while on the fringes of the LA metro area, shouldn't fairly be considered LA proper. This skews the square milage of LA up, and the density down, where in reality if you take a more realistic view of "Los Angeles" it's definitely more dense and concentrated than Houston. I say this as a former resident of both places.