Most likely. Places with very permissive zoning tend to have a wide range of housing and business types, and with increased supply the cost of living decreases,

Most likely. Places with very permissive zoning tend to have a wide range of housing and business types, and with increased supply the cost of living decreases, which supports entrepreneurship and social mobility. It is not a magic bullet, though. There still needs to be enough base industry to justify a place existing. There also needs to be reasonably good utilities, public services, low crime etc. Zoning is only one piece of the economic development puzzle.