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yeah! Chart seem to reflect shift of population moving toward urban centers. Jobs pay more, but also it costs more to maintain the same standard of living. I doubt it feels like things are improving. 100k in NY city is like 50K in VT's biggest city. Mostly land/rent costs afaict.
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Yup the home offers a useful locus for reinventing the American dream and $100k is very house poor in LA, SF etc. Also see it in terms of the shift from the old white picket fence-ey obsession with lawns and transition to drought tolerant landscaping.