Millennials Continue to Leave Big Cities
Millennials Continue to Leave Big Cities
Census figures show smaller drop in young urban residents than previous years, but many still leaving for cheaper housing, better schools https://www.wsj.com/articles/millenn...es-11569470460 Quote:
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great, so now they're killing cities too.
god, is there anything they won't kill? thanks, millennials. worst. generation. ever. ;) |
As a Millennial (some studies consider me Gen Z, depending on what they consider 1995 to be), you couldn't pay me enough money to move to the suburbs. I'm currently living in Philadelphia and enjoying every moment of it: I live in a luxury apartment with a full view of the Center City skyline, numerous bars and restaurants are nearby, I have four full-service supermarkets within walking distance from me, and I am able to successfully live car-free. I can't imagine giving all of that up, even when kids become part of the equation.
While I can't guarantee that I'll be in Philly forever (I'm a lifer who LOVES my city, but my girl may need to pursue her Master's in another city), I can guarantee that my girl and I will be looking to live in a major city for the long-term. Also, writing about what Millennials are doing is so 2005. Most Millennials are in their 30s now, and the younger ones--such as my girlfriend and I--are cusp babies who could be considered either Millennials or Gen Z. We're the ones who are going to jump in and continue the movement that the older Millennials started. |
And how many Gen Z residents did they gain in their place?
Who cares about the population fluctuations of a particular randomly defined generational cohort? |
does this merely have something to do with dips and rises in the birth patterns of these generations?
a lot of people who move to cities, it isnt really for them. meaning, for them for life. they just connect and starter family there, then move out to the burbs. same as its ever been really. |
Millennials are essentially the child-bearing cohort now. Why would it be surprising that the child-bearing cohort is more likely to move to places more centered around the child-rearing phase?
Has there ever, in the history of modern U.S., been a phase when the child-bearing cohort moved from suburbs to cities? I doubt it. This is the phase when households need the most space for the least money. |
Four years ago is roughly when all millennials became the age of majority, and three years ago is when the anti-immigrant mood in the U.S. went into high gear. There are no new millennials to add to cities, unless they come from other countries.
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No I don’t. Never will.
I would consider buying a place in the burbs to store visiting family, but I would never live out there. City raised children are more intelligent and progressive. It’s just better. |
I don't understand these articles. Was there some assumption that every millenial that ever moved into a city would stay forever in the city? It's absurd. Millenials are now early 20s to late 30s - this is all normal life migratory patterns.
Cities will only have a problem if the generations after millennials eschew them - and I don't see that happening any time soon. |
For some the city is "a phase of life".
For others the city is "a way of life". Each generation produces plenty of both. Why would millennials be any different? |
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I would also add- I think Millennials are somewhat different too - I bet a much higher % of millenials are choosing to raise children in the cities (still just a fraction of the overall millenial population) vs. previous generations. |
Good...and take your avocado toast with you. :frog:
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I'm making these numbers up - but the trend over the years seems to be: 5% of Boomers raised children in the city, 10% of Gen Xers, and 25% of Millenials. So while, on the whole, the majority of Millenials are raising kids in the suburbs - it's still a 5 fold increase from a few decades ago which is driving significant change in cities. This, at least, seems to be the case on the East Coast. |
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When X'ers were starting out..mid 80's through the 90's, cities weren't as desirable yet. Gentrification and trendiness of urban living was in its infancy by the mid 90's.
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One aspect we haven't discussed is these numbers are inclusive of everyone in that age range.
When we talk about millennials gentrifying, we're talking about a certain kind of millennial. Cities losing a large number of working-class black/brown millennials still fit in with the overall "rise of the cities" narrative. Particularly because you can argue that the success of urban cores (which have brought up housing prices) along with the decline of inner-ring suburbia has opened up a lot of new opportunities for these folks in terms of housing. |
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They are the ones having kids and raising families now, the oldest millennial is about to turn 39. This pattern change isnt surprising at all. |
Funny how some of you guys are trying to deny that this is happening. As a millennial myself, I’m not phased by this. Until certain top cities like NYC, SF, LA, Boston, and others are able to advance their infrastructure to accommodate more people (including new city-dwelling millennials who aren’t caring about having kids yet), their populations should decrease or remain stagnant for a while.
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I'm a Gen-Xer (born in 1970), and even when I was a teen, my friends and I talked about leaving the goddamn suburbs and moving to the big city... but at the time for me, that meant an apartment or bungalow in or near West Hollywood. Maybe my generation was split between liking the suburbs and liking the city. I definitely wanted to get out of postwar-era suburbia. |
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