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ixrequalv t1_iqyo3tx wrote

Reply to comment by internet_emporium in These are the most and least expensive major U.S. cities based on the average cost of monthly expenses by PabloEscobar301

Because it’s actually not that bad if you aren’t in Manhattan.

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Gitopia t1_iqz7gcv wrote

Is it that much worse in Silver Spring and Alexandria than say Queens and Brooklyn?

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RamekinThief t1_iqzyvhp wrote

Silver Spring and Alexandria aren't isn't included in this calculation for DC, but Queens and Brooklyn are included for NYC, though

EDIT: Turns out Alexandria is part of the DC Core Based Statistical Area. I stand (half) corrected.

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9throwawayDERP t1_ir0lhej wrote

No Silver Spring and Alexandria are included. The study uses the Census Dept's metro areas:

> (cities demarcated by the US Census Bureau’s Core Based Statistical Areas).

Here are some maps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core-based_statistical_area

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RamekinThief t1_ir1e0uc wrote

Alexandria is part of the Core Based Statistical Area for DC, you're right, but Silver Spring is part of Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville.

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ChipKellysShoeStore t1_ir088rr wrote

Queens and Brooklyn are in NYC. Alexandria isn’t in DC

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Gitopia t1_ir0daxe wrote

Yeah if you ignore imaginary lines on a map, they are functionally similar.

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RamekinThief t1_ir1e98u wrote

If you ignore imaginary lines on a map, you're no longer comparing the things that are being compared in this article.

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Cheomesh t1_ir5br1m wrote

Rent is still unaffordable for us plebs with families though, pretty much no matter where you look.

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