I think a good diagnostic for people on here is: 1. Ask yourself what percentage of millennials nationwide are homeowners 2. Write that number down 3. Look up the actual number

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People’s preferences are insane. They want careers in New York and Santa Monica and San Jose but can afford to live in Sterling Kansas.

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this is correct, the closer-in suburbs are too expensive. notably policies encouraging density (which I support, to be clear) would *not* help with this, since the people looking to live in those homes want to live in sparse sfh neighborhoods with yards and garages etc

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It also reflects that the affordability issue extends to the suburbs. You need to commute from the Poconos to find an affordable home in the NYC area. The closer-in suburbs are too expensive for people on typical incomes to afford!

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What Bluesky posters seemingly do not grasp is that MOST OF THE US POPULATION IS SUBURBAN. Over half of America lives in a suburb. In major metros, 80%+ of people live in a suburb or exurb. If you’re trying to understand the experience of average Americans, you’re talking about suburban trends.

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