“The affordable places are terrible places. But, actually, the unaffordable places are also terrible places. Cities are just a bad idea at this point.”
I noticed the same. Much more important would be the cost of housing when you’re in a built-up area, but outside of the DEI Zone.
Back in the day, young couples purchased fixer-uppers as first homes.
Nowadays you can’t do that because those fixer-uppers are located in high crime areas.