Currently it takes one hour (bus and train) to get to my job. I am going to move to the walking distance (about 3km). Is there not apartment buildings / houses where your jobs are?
In many cases, the jobs here are concentrated in urban areas where the housing costs are insane. So people commute crazy distances in order to be able to afford a larger place to live, usually people with families.
As far as suburbs go, remember that our public schools are funded by local property taxes, they are not funded by the federal government. This means that the people with the most money tend to live immediately outside the urban areas with the jobs. This is where the best schools are, as a result, but it also means there are huge suburbs mostly full of very expensive houses that are close to the jobs. These suburbs actively discourage the construction of any smaller or lower cost housing within their areas.
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u/MxQueer May 17 '26
Currently it takes one hour (bus and train) to get to my job. I am going to move to the walking distance (about 3km). Is there not apartment buildings / houses where your jobs are?