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HereSince1628

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8. Looks like the beta weight on value is as much being metropolitan

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 08:21 AM

Jan 2016

as it is being coastal, long lengths of non-urban coast disappear in that projection, while cities everywhere buldge.

No doubt a handful of factors are in play in land values.

Another thing to consider with this map is that money buys influence. It seems likely that this projection indicates where that power is situated.

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WashingtonPost Wonkblog GIF compares "value" of land in US to area of land in US. [View all] kristopher Jan 2016 OP

By "value" do you mean cost? uppityperson Jan 2016 #1

Link to article added. kristopher Jan 2016 #2

Thanks, it's a big difference, coastal vs inland. Central states are much more affordable uppityperson Jan 2016 #3

That's because they don't have the ocean. kristopher Jan 2016 #4

You'd think we coastal people would pay less because we can't go in all directions because uppityperson Jan 2016 #5

8-) kristopher Jan 2016 #6

Give us time newfie11 Jan 2016 #7

Looks like the beta weight on value is as much being metropolitan HereSince1628 Jan 2016 #8