Cuz it's the former and not the latter, some Zillow searching has revealed to me that any leftist with a decent inheritance from their dead Meemaw could way more decadently than fucking Hasan in LA.
Seriously I could own a fucking massive multi-building compound with a pool and tennis court in West Virginia for 1/5 of what Hasan is paying in fucking shitty ass LA.
Yes, and the location means different things to different people.
To many, it's access to services, walkability, community.
To many who determine house prices by wielding financial power in the market, a lot of it is privacy, how rich and white your neighbours are, and how desirable a neighbourhood sounds like it is.