If you dig into the comments, it seems the anecdotal evidence isn't pointing that way, but more towards suburban living. That said, to address the main issue:

If you dig into the comments, it seems the anecdotal evidence isn't pointing that way, but more towards suburban living. That said, to address the main issue: > There are plenty of cities to move to that are not SF or NYC If you are a city lover of my ilk, in the US, there are actually quite few options that hold the same traits beyond these two. Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and LA would be maybe the other four. For reference, those values generally would be things like good public transit / lack of car need, high density of food and cultures, walkability, arts/culture scenes (many museums, local art scenes, local music scenes), etc. That's not to say you can't find mini versions of these among a set of 10-20 smaller US cities, but for those who primarily value these things, options are actually quite limited and thats IMO one of the big reasons we see huge rising city prices as the group who has these values grow. It's a supply problem. My theory is that if smaller cities started invested in public transit projects, that alone could alleviate some of the crazy city pricing we see today.