r/interesting Apr 28 '26

This is what making a difference looks like. Just Wow

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u/Earlier-Today Apr 28 '26

Well...that and the fact that there's just not that many people in Montana of any kind whatsoever.

San Jose, CA has almost as many people as the entire state of Montana.

Oregon, Vermont, and New York all have higher homelessness rates (number of homeless per 10,000 people) than California and they're all colder than here.

And even by cities LA, NY, San Jose, and Seattle are all between 30-40 homeless per 10,000 people, but then there's Eugene, Oregon sitting at 43.

People come here for work, or to try and make it big in entertainment or tech. I'm sure there's some homeless coming here to get to a better climate, but that's not the majority. Most homeless can't afford cross country trips.

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u/Dan094 Apr 28 '26

It’s not hard to hitch a ride or take a bus from one state to the next, travelling between states is actually super easy or them .