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Binary Clone (HyperTyper 2000)
@binaryclone.bsky.social

There's a clarity gap in calling a metric "quality of life" when it's calc'd w/purchasing power, pollution, house price/income ratio, cost of living, safety, healthcare, commute time, and climate QoL for most people also has to do with what there is to do, diversity, good food, hobby scenes, etc

Ben Raderstorf@raders.bsky.social

Sacramento is, by these metrics, the best value and some of the highest quality of life anywhere in the west. California incomes and sunshine with Portland’s prices and Denver’s access to nature is I guess a ranking-friendly combo?

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Binary Clone (HyperTyper 2000)
@binaryclone.bsky.social

Of course, not all of that can be measured objectively! But even then, while some of these measurements are reasonable, climate is subjective! Safety changes by area & what you look like! Commute time is user-reported and doesn't consider public transit systems!

Binary Clone (HyperTyper 2000)
@binaryclone.bsky.social

On top of that, there's something awkward to me about a chart which has, on one axis, "Rent + housing costs, share of median take home pay" and then, on the other axis, a combined metric which takes into account housing/income ratio and purchasing power