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>Even if all these small counties emptied out, I don't think many people would want to live in them, you can already snap up housing there at a bargain price.
by throwaway0a5e 5y ago
>Even if all these small counties emptied out, I don't think many people would want to live in them, you can already snap up housing there at a bargain price.
It's only a bargain when you're looking at it from the perspective of someone making stupid money doing tech or high finance in a big city.
- fundad 5y agoAnd then you have a long drive to a hospital or even buying a replacement appliance. Good luck hiring someone for repair or childcare.
- TOMDM 5y agoMaybe. What I'd like to see but can't find in ten minutes of googling is a combination of these charts https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-stat... https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2014-2018-median-household-income-by-county.html https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/20... So that I could see a median income / housing cost ratio by county. I still think the main reason that people aren't moving into these small counties with cheap housing though is that nobody wants to live there. By many metrics they're not pleasant places to live.