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In a less exotic location, Houston proves the same.



Houston and Chicago put the bay area to shame with populations over 2 million, high growth and super cost effective housing. The secret is no zoning laws in Houston


Topography also plays a role, Houston and Chicago can grow outward forever, something that pesky hills and water get in the way of in the Bay Area.


Houston does, however, rely on the taxpayers in the rest of the country to underwrite their many many housing units built in a floodplain.




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