As ever, YMMV. Like most renters here, we're paying 2x what we were 5y ago. During that time, our region transitioned from the most affordable category to the

As ever, YMMV. Like most renters here, we're paying 2x what we were 5y ago. During that time, our region transitioned from the most affordable category to the least affordable. The article shows our rents are up 4 percent; nothing shows any indication of slowing. The folks most likely to be priced out of housing by escalating costs - they are the same folks who don't have the stack of cash needed to move to a different market.