?WHY IS
RENT HIGH?
Measuring regulationLocal housing regulation varies widely across communities.
The original Wharton index has a broad distribution, making cross-market regulatory comparisons possible.
REDRAWN FROM STUDY DATAFigure 3 · Distribution of the Wharton regulation index
Figure 3 · Distribution of the Wharton regulation index. Values digitized from Figure 3 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.| Wharton regulation index | Observed communities | Normal comparison |
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| −2.5 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
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| −2 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
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| −1.5 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
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| −1 | 0.28 | 0.3 |
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| −0.5 | 0.46 | 0.45 |
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| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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| 0.5 | 0.36 | 0.42 |
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| 1 | 0.2 | 0.28 |
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| 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.14 |
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| 2 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
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| 2.5 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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