A PhD student who grew up in Seattle feels locked out of the city by its unaffordable housing costs: 'It’s so strange to feel like a city is off limits'

(Credit: Courtesy of Anastasia Selby)

Anastasia Selby has lived in Tallahassee, Florida for almost a year. Before that, Selby lived in Seattle, Washington, their hometown, and the city they'd prefer to live in. Had it not become so unaffordable for Selby, things might’ve been different.   

“It’s so strange to feel like a city is off limits, like a city that is part of me,” Selby told Fortune.