These are the Top 20 Cities Americans are Ditching

[SyraBrian]

Originally Posted by SyraBrian

During that time frame, I left Syracuse for Portland but now I'm back.

Portland, Oregon.

[The_General]

Originally Posted by HumpDay

Not surprised that Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport are on here. They don't have a positive reputation at all. All these cities do are produce jobs for suburbanites. Raising taxes, bad governance, and lack of jobs are what are making people leave Connecticut.
Connecticut is not what it used to be. We were a lot better off many years ago until recently we hit a downward spiral that will never seem to end. Back when I was growing up Connecticut was at its booming stage. People were moving in because of opportunity and we had a MASSIVE baby boom in the 60's. Many of those baby boomers are now retiring and moving down south. Now we are losing population and opportunities are going elsewhere. Shame.

Connecticut isn't losing population.

[rnc2mbfl]

There is another metric at play here that changes the context of this conversation and that is international immigration. While some of these cities are actually losing population overall or treading water due to birth rates being higher than death rates, some others continue to grow because international immigration outstrips domestic losses.

[HumpDay]

Originally Posted by The_General

Connecticut isn't losing population.

We lost population from 2013-2014. Just over 2,000 residents less than 3.597 million residents we already have. I wouldn't be surprised if we lost in 2015 as well. Many retirees who were born in CT's baby boom are now retiring and moving elsewhere. It's an extremely common trend going on here.