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I've lived in the western part of the country my whole life, in Oregon, Colorado, and currently Arizona (which I hate the most). I've wanted to head east for a long time, because the world is too big to stay in one place forever!
I believe all of those, but the one that surprises me is Tennessee. I guess TN is the middle ground for Chicago and New York expats to move to, whereas NC, SC, and FL is mostly NY/Northeast expats in general.
TN, which has red-hot Nashville, surprises you more than NJ???
Millennials are old now. The median age for this cohort is 31.4 They're in Congress now and one's even running for President. Perhaps it's time for the media and old-timers to start focusing on a new generation.
Exactly. People are even using the term "Millenial" when they are clearly referencing Gen Z.
TN, which has red-hot Nashville, surprises you more than NJ???
The problem with TN is that Nashville is basically the lion's share of growth in the entire state. Metro Nashville is doing well. The rest of TN, with some exceptions, is going to be a lot worse off than "all other NJ."
The problem with TN is that Nashville is basically the lion's share of growth in the entire state. Metro Nashville is doing well. The rest of TN, with some exceptions, is going to be a lot worse off than "all other NJ."
But Nashville is doing quite a bit better than any NJ city--and maybe even its major cities combined--when it comes to growth via domestic migration. I'm also not sure you can lump the rest of TN into one basket. You have your rural counties that are at best stable and at worst experiencing relatively small annual decreases in population, but I think the urban and suburban counties outside of metro Nashville balance that out somewhat with moderate growth rates.
Most of the cites mentioned are a good bit west of the Mississippi. The cut-off line between conservative middle America to out west is about Denver which is where the plans meets Rockies.
I just assumed that NJ's inclusion was just based on Millennials bailing on NYC and moving back in with their parents
In all seriousness, it's surprising for sure (and I don't actually believe it.)
Jersey City, Hoboken, and Newark are basically where a lot of millennials who work in lower Manhattan live for a (semi-)reasonable cost and easy public transport for their commutes which, from those locations, are even shorter than many, if not most, areas of the outer boroughs.
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