[pengaru]

Turns out the homeless, like many (most?) people, prefer living in desirable places.

When you have no ability/intention to pay rent, the whole cost of living deterrent vanishes.

So it seems rather obvious to me you'd have a higher rate of homelessness in the most desirable (most expensive) cities. Not without interventions creating costs or inconveniences actually relevant to the homeless as a proportional deterrent. I'm not sure if that's even possible without being cruel though.