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This. So many right-wing whines about government spending, so little basic understanding of how markets work...
The distant suburban fringe here costs the same as the suburban fringe elsewhere -- it's the core and the near suburbs that are much more expensive.
Federal spending as a percentage of GDP has been relatively constant since the 1980s, even as local housing prices have escalated significantly. (Federal spending spiked with the Bush stimulus, at the same time that local house prices fell.) Federal spending accounts for a smaller share of the region's economy since then. The region's commute-shed, though, has not expanded since there have been few major transportation capacity improvements since then.
Exactly. It's supply and demand. San Fran can't build any new high rises and neither can Manhattan so prices go up. DC has many undesirable neighborhoods and restrictions on height/housing so prices will be high.
Wow I can't believe the actual reason wasn't listed: not wanting to live in high crime minority neighborhoods. I'm not making a moral judgment on it since most mostly minority neighborhoods are dangerous but one can find a very affordable place to live in SE DC, Suitland, Langley Park or Oxon Hill among other places. I choose to pay a premium to not live in the ghetto, no one forced me and many others to live in a desirable area.
Maybe no one mentioned because race doesn't have to be deciding factor in every conversation, every discussion ever made. It's so tiring. Quit being racist.
So I will call you out and say that you are making a moral judgement. Black = lack of morals? Whatever. I say this as someone who will NEVER willingly choose to live in the aforementioned neighborhoods because they have high crime rates just that simple. Affluent mostly black communities like Upper Marlboro, Fort Washington and Mitchellville have lower crime rates but you forgot to mention those huh?
I think that the cost of living in the DC area is high simply because of the strong local economy combined with the high education levels. Supply and demand. Real estate prices will be as high as the market can bear. Simple as that.
Most cities have urban amenities. Also you have the still expensive suburbs which lack urban amenities but it's still expensive in Springfield. Plenty of cities have government jobs so I don't think that's it at all.
Maybe no one mentioned because race doesn't have to be deciding factor in every conversation, every discussion ever made. It's so tiring. Quit being racist.
So I will call you out and say that you are making a moral judgement. Black = lack of morals? Whatever. I say this as someone who will NEVER willingly choose to live in the aforementioned neighborhoods because they have high crime rates just that simple. Affluent mostly black communities like Upper Marlboro, Fort Washington and Mitchellville have lower crime rates but you forgot to mention those huh?
Where did I say being black = immoral
You're naive in thinking costs of certain areas didnt skyrocket because people wanted to leave declining school districts. I mentioned those examples of bad areas because theyre bad areas. Lots of people dont like living among certain people, I'm not even one of them. My town Wheaton went from 80% white in 1990 to about 15% white in 2000. Those people left for racial reasons. I still live there. Don't race bait when you know nothing about someone.
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