I mean, houses abutting landfills are even cheaper, but no one would consider "put landfills everywhere" a good strategy. Houston has had a stable population (

I mean, houses abutting landfills are even cheaper, but no one would consider "put landfills everywhere" a good strategy. Houston has had a stable population (per square mile) over the past decade and has a median income of ~$50,000. Sacramento has had the population per square mile increase by ~15% in the past decade and has a median income of ~$71,000. San Francisco has had the population per square mile increase by ~9% in the past decade and has a median income of ~$126,000.