[JumpCrisscross]

> Some of the least dense areas are also among the most affordable

Taking into account job opportunities and cost of goods, it’s often a wash or worse, particularly if you consider standard of living.

[wombatpm]

And the RTO fad means those Low Cost areas continue to decline.

[nradov]

Really? Cities like Cleveland, Memphis, or Wichita aren't particularly dense but they're affordable in terms of median price-to-income ratio. The unemployment rate in Cleveland is only 4% so there would seem to be job opportunities.

[JumpCrisscross]

> Cities like Cleveland, Memphis, or Wichita aren't particularly dense

I’d still call them dense. (I suspect Mister “density trashes a location” would.)