Fact Check

Based on currently available numbers, there are about 31 vacant housing units for every homeless person in the U.S.

  • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Can’t find the chart now. But last census found lots of rural areas in fly-over states have surplus housing.

    Like West Virginia had iirc something like 8-10% surplus. Not going to find many people willing to leave cities to move out to West Virginia or Northern Louisiana/Southern Arkansas. People leaving those places are why cities have housing shortages.