Obviously this data is going to depend on how one defines the “metro area”. Is Santee part of the San Diego metro? What about Esco? Chula vista?
When a lot of us think about NYC we think about Manhattan, maybe Brooklyn. I’m curious if they put Oakland into “San Francisco” and if Bellvue ended up part of Seattle?
There’s no way NYC shouldn’t be number 1, despite how much DC has risen in recent decades. But SD as #4 “feels” about right. Baltimore, Boston, and LA are all expensive and in the same ballpark, and Chicago and Dallas are definitely cheaper. But it’s definitely a “Big Three” (DC, SF, and NYC) with SD barely sitting on top of the second tier.
