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As Real Estate Costs Soar, an Influx of Residents Is Changing My BC Town | The Walrus (thewalrus.ca)
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[โ€“] TrainsAreCool@lemmy.one 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I did some rough math about a few months ago, and I'm spending roughly the same on housing+transportation in Vancouver, than I would be in a couple smaller cities in BC.

Ultimately my situation isn't everyone's, but staying in the city made sense for me.

[โ€“] SamuelRJankis@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Ultimately my situation isn't everyone's, but staying in the city made sense for me.

Much more common than you think. For anyone that started renting their place before 2020 and especially if they primarily used transit. The likely increase in rent and getting a car would mean vast majority of mid sized cities in Canada wasn't going to be any cheaper.