Right, and even this is desirable because on the coasts you have impossible to build within, extremely expensive cities, surrounded by lots of under built land.
The suburbs act as a relief valve for city housing costs.
Otherwise we see a continue out-migration from urban coast blue states, to less urban, cheaper red states.
For example, I have friends/family who have/do teach at HCOL city K-12 schools. Starting pay is horrendous like $40k in some areas, and tops out in the $70K range. They aren't buying a $1M-2M apartment with transit options for their commute. It's fun when they are 24 and living with a roommate splitting a dumpy rental. By their 30s they are left with basically 3 choices - quit teaching, marry someone with a higher paying job, or moving further & further out.
The suburbs act as a relief valve for city housing costs.
Otherwise we see a continue out-migration from urban coast blue states, to less urban, cheaper red states.
For example, I have friends/family who have/do teach at HCOL city K-12 schools. Starting pay is horrendous like $40k in some areas, and tops out in the $70K range. They aren't buying a $1M-2M apartment with transit options for their commute. It's fun when they are 24 and living with a roommate splitting a dumpy rental. By their 30s they are left with basically 3 choices - quit teaching, marry someone with a higher paying job, or moving further & further out.