[burlesona]

Just FWIW I have a very similar living space in the city (admittedly older) for $3500. Personally I would consider the $1400/mo worth it to have my 20-30 minute commute over an hour commute, because to me the extra ~60 minutes a day at home is worth a lot.

I don’t think it’s morally better or anything like that, just worth it to me.

My assumption based on market rents is that there are enough people who feel it’s “worth it” for them to drive up the rent, otherwise you are right that more people would be moving out to the edges.