Now in the Arlington/Fairfax area....a 400 sq-ft studio runs you almost $2k. Pretty much the same story in SF and LA.
Even if you weren’t on an alcohol binge, paranoid-act or drug-issue...I’d question how one’s burger-flipper or coffee shop barista job would survive in most urban ‘zones’.
Live in a house in Manassas with 15 other people.
I’m not suggesting studio apartments.
And also not fancy areas for the down and out.
But this discussion only marginally impacts the mental health and addition crisis.
BTW, ship 50 million illegals home and we’ll have plenty of affordable housing.
Easy solution, live in a cheaper city or state where you CAN afford to live.