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Originally Posted by Crawford
I don't know about Japan, but average middle class households definitely don't live in European city centers, which are extremely expensive. They live in the burbs and small towns, just like in the U.S.
Vienna, Amsterdam, Munich, Milan, Copenhagen, etc. are basically pricier than any U.S. city centers not named NYC and SF, yet professional salaries are generally much lower. Berlin used to be cheap but no longer, and salaries are a joke.
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It might not be their predominant place of residence, but there are more average middle class households (with kids) living in European city centres than in your average city centre in the US.
I would agree that that in most European cities their numbers are declining, as they flee to nearby small towns and suburbs.
But in the US they've generally been gone from city centres for decades. (With some exceptions as I mentioned.)