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Old Posted Jul 25, 2019, 1:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dave8721 View Post
A better characterization of those top 10 cities of fewest children is that they are geographically small. Miami, SF, Seattle, DC..etc. Cities with big borders will have higher % if children because those big borders will include those inner ring neighborhood areas that tend to have more kids than city centers.
smallness is part of it, but COL is probably the bigger factor at play here. 3 of those 4 cities are EXTREMELY expensive from a COL standpoint, and miami ain't exactly a bargain city either.

in contrast, other cities with similar land sizes like baltimore, st. louis, pittsburgh, and buffalo don't show up on the "childless city" list because they are an order of magnitude more affordable than cities like SF or DC.
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