Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Data Is Beautiful@lemmy.ml · edit-24 days agoUS Housing Affordabilitylemmy.mlimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareDeath__BySnuSnu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoWow! What’s the deal with western Montana? I’m surprised housing is so expensive there. Or are wages just really low?
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·4 days agoLow wages and a growing conservative retiree mecca, kind of like Arizona, but much less populated so there’s a much stronger impact.
minus-squareTenderizer78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoMontana sells a lot of large properties with a provision that the surrounding land be a “nature reserves”, making them a valuable speculative asset for the rich.
Wow! What’s the deal with western Montana? I’m surprised housing is so expensive there. Or are wages just really low?
Low wages and a growing conservative retiree mecca, kind of like Arizona, but much less populated so there’s a much stronger impact.
Montana sells a lot of large properties with a provision that the surrounding land be a “nature reserves”, making them a valuable speculative asset for the rich.