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The average Boston renter spends 47% of their income on housing. In Seattle, it's 28%. Why?

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The average Boston renter spends 47% of their income on housing. In Seattle, it's 28%. Why?

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Boston, MA@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

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With the biotech, university and hospital sectors growing, Boston's zoning laws often prevent new housing from being built, driving up rent prices exponentially.

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I’m in California. Anecdotally, mine is almost exactly 50%. And I don’t even own.

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