Don't forget the impact that fuel costs have today as well. I spend about 16 percent of my net take home pay on gasoline. I can't imagine it would have been nearly that much back in 1984. It's likely about half what a an average mortgage payment would be.
I can't say for sure that the cost of fuel was less back then compared to everything else (I imagine it was though), but for sure it was less cost prohibitive to at least live closer to the main business and industrial areas.
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