I agree with the generalisation, but as a homeowner in another Western country, I'm unsettled by the "up & to the right": creates a less affordable environment

I agree with the generalisation, but as a homeowner in another Western country, I'm unsettled by the "up & to the right": creates a less affordable environment for my children, and leads to a less stable place to live. I'd guess you generally get a safer community with more people invested in it and fewer people in desperate situations. Further, affordable housing (as in, literally affordable, and not under some means-tested scheme) means more opportunities for me to buy further properties.