[nebula8804]

>Why do cities in the midwest and South have lower rates of homelessness?

These are stereotypes but in the midwest you either are driven/make the trip to California or your freeze to death in the winter.

In the south, you either are driven/make the trip to california or you are eventually shot or locked up.

[rhino369]

There is some truth to weather. But also those areas are less likely to get queasy about cracking down on vagabonds. Police will hassle beggars in nice areas to keep respectable folks safe.

On the coasts that is now considered horrible tyranny. So you gotta deal with the downsides of that.

[atlasunshrugged]

That feels logical but I'm not sure it's true. Ex. freezing to death in winter - anecdotal but I visit my folks often and there are plenty of homeless people in Reno NV where you could absolutely freeze if you're exposed to the elements for too long.

[throwaway173738]

My spouse told me a story once about when she was living in her car in North Dakota and there was a winter storm and all she had was a blanket someone gave her. Long story short if you don’t have anything you can easily freeze to death in your sleep there.

[maxwell]

And the East Coast?