On: SF Is the Third Least Affordable Major City in the World

[Xcelerate]

What's interesting to note in the survey is that Atlanta is the 5th most affordable city in the world. I wonder why that is?

[api → Xcelerate]

In the South you're allowed to build things.

[seanmcdirmid → Xcelerate]

Its probably related to supply and demand.

[muzz → Xcelerate]

Something to do with Georgia's extremely high poverty rate perhaps?

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/11/08/georgia-p...

[seanmcdirmid → muzz]

To be fair, it was weighted to median income. So if everyone was poor, that would drive the "affordable" price way down.