re: Suggestions on what to do with growing homeless/panhandler problem?

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I'm sure apartment rent there is cheap since no one wants to live there. They could go 10 ways on a single bedroom for dirt cheap and get bunk beds.

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Due to shale oil and fracking, ND has had a housing shortage for years, and some places have the highest rent in the U.S.

"According to a recent survey from Apartment Guide, the region around the town of Williston, North Dakota has the highest average rent in the U.S., beating out other traditionally expensive areas such as the Washington D.C. and New York City metropolitan regions. A renter in Williston can expect to pay an average of $2,394 a month for a 700-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment?—?space that would cost $1,504 in New York and $1,411 in the Los Angeles area."


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"The booming economy has led to some less exciting effects, though – rising housing costs and a lack of housing availability. With local populations doubling in just a couple years, the housing markets have been unable to keep up with the demand for housing. In some areas, $3,400 a month for a three-bedroom apartment is typical..