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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV
you can't compare absolute numbers vs. percentages though. NYC obviously starting from a bigger base.
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Percentage-wise, NYC has lapped Chicago in housing unit construction since 1950:
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Originally Posted by iheartthed
It's also possible that Chicago's population has declined because it isn't building enough housing. NYC's count of housing units has increased by almost 40% since 1950, which has translated into a roughly 12% population increase over the same period of time. Chicago's housing units has only increased by about 12%, which has probably not been enough to sustain the population.
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