[vonmoltke]

Unlike restaurants, which the original quote referred to, people sometimes live in places they don't like because of extenuating circumstances. Just because a whole bunch of people are living in densely-packed neighborhoods doesn't mean they all want to live in them.

[Fricken]

If nobody wanted to live in these places they wouldn't be so expensive. Law of supply and demand.

[nitrogen]

If you define "want" to include "have to be close to work to have a shot at career progression".