I'm not sure what the point of your comment is. People would rather rent in NYC/SF than live in a city where buying a home is affordable.

What exactly are you trying to say with your comment? "People who don't want to live in my city should move here, purchase a home, and increase property values" ?

Where about do you you live where you can currently buy a livable home under 100k? I’ve got family in White County, GA that can’t find a non-mobile-home option under $130k. Even then, sellers are being courted with 10-20% above asking price.

If there’s a place more low-cost than northeast GA I’m very interested to hear about it.