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Most walkable cities in the United States are super fucking expensive, see https://www.walkscore.com/cities-and-neighborhoods/ https://www.walkscore.com/cities-

• ericmay 3y ago
  That's because of scarcity. We don't build those anymore. We only build car-dependent American style suburban areas where walking and things to walk to are not permitted. That's 100% the only reason "walkable" places are so expensive.
• paulcole 3y ago
  If you look beyond the highest prices on that list and compare the cost of a smaller apartment to the cost of a larger suburban home plus car plus filling that home with stuff then walkable living gets a lot more competitive cost-wise. It’s just that people won’t spend a bit more to get the thing they claim they want. So it’s hard for me to believe that they really want walkable neighborhoods that badly. They want big cars, big houses, and suburbs. For example, I’m in Portland, OR and rent a 600 square foot apartment for $1,200 a month. I can bike downtown in 20 minutes. I walk or bike everywhere and have no transportation expenses beyond bike maintenance and the occasional bus pass. It’s just that people like to ignore that so they can avoid changing their lifestyle and put the blame on the system rather than themselves. “This would never work for me… I need… I have to… It’s too expensive…”