[cstejerean]

That's the hard to believe part, it would imply housing costs on average are only up by 86%, but that doesn't seem to be anywhere near accurate in at least large parts of the country (all the ones I looked at least when we considered moving).

[ls612]

Not everywhere has had the same housing problems SF and NYC have had.

[xboxnolifes]

Far more than SF and NYC have had housing prices more than double over the last 20 years. Hell, doubling over that timeframe would barely be over 3% inflation.

[quickthrower2]

That there exists a cheap house in a rural area doesn’t help most people who need a job. For them inflation is higher.

[ls612]

Plenty of non-NYC/SF major metro areas (>1mm people) with far lower housing inflation than those cities. No need to be rural.

[eloisant]

This is true, but the question is not whether it helps or not but if the 86% increase is the right number or not.

Yes inflation was higher in big cities.