Explain how informal qualifications for house membership might vary in rural areas versus urban areas within the same state, in different states, and at different times in history

Informal qualification for house membership indeed does vary from either a rural area to an urban area within the same state and in different states together with different times in history. This is a highly complex question which cannot be really answered in a fast manner. What is important is that one needs to consider the contextual variables which come into play when we're talking about house membership which drastically influence also all the other variables here.