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smokejaguar t1_j28n4fx wrote

Reply to comment by Swamp_yankee_ninja in Population dips in Mass. and Rhode Island, Census figures say by bostonglobe

If i recall correctly, Rhode Island was either last or second to last when it came to residential building permits issued US wide.

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Americ-anfootball t1_j2909o0 wrote

Vermont and Rhode Island have traded 49th and 50th place for housing permits for probably a decade now, shits grim

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smokejaguar t1_j296hhi wrote

I can't blame younger people for wanting to leave the state. Buying your first home at 35 because entry level units are 300k+ is just nuts.

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Electrical-Oven3741 t1_j2ada1p wrote

The only less populated states are out west, where land is cheap. Of course RI and VT are at the bottom for housing permits per year.

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