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Seattle Leads Nation in Affordable Apartment Production (www.theurbanist.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to c/seattle@lemmy.world

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[–] CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah. You could have “affordable” housing in Seattle that is more expensive than “market rate” housing in Houston. A big part of it is trying to navigate the differences in cost of living and relative incomes in different regions. A barista in Seattle makes $21.30/hr plus tips, whereas a barista in Houston makes $2.13/hr plus tips (not a typo). Even if your rent in Seattle is 10x your rent in Houston, it’s still “affordable” because you make so much more money.