Very good essay. I disagree w some parts (e.g. par beginning "Suburbs, on the other hand, are unsustainable even in theory. "), but read it all.https://twitter.com/dsawyer/status/1395171270619172871 …
No, I took your meaning of suburbs as suburbs, not small remote towns (not that There's a ton of difference in their finances). And I still don't understand the claim. Suburbs do not seem to have high costs per person Dig up some actual town budgets and look at them, I suggest
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The math.
I've heard the claim made, and I've looked at Town budgets.
I don't think the claim is correct, except in a few very non representative scenarios (e.g. collapsing industry & falling population).