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Old 04-16-2014, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I say that b/c we keep hearing about all these millennial moving to Pittsburgh.
Please note that "millennials moving to Pittsburgh" does not equal "total percentage makeup of millennials in Pittsburgh". Not the same thing.
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Old 04-16-2014, 01:47 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Please note that "millennials moving to Pittsburgh" does not equal "total percentage makeup of millennials in Pittsburgh". Not the same thing.
Please note that the stats in the slide show are "Percent of Population Age 25 - 34". A lot more are going to have to move there to bring it up even to Boston, New Orleans, or Richmond (all 13%).
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Old 04-16-2014, 02:25 PM
 
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Please note that I already note that. It still has nothing to do with whether a trend is appearing in PGH or not.
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Old 04-16-2014, 02:39 PM
 
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Please note that I already note that. It still has nothing to do with whether a trend is appearing in PGH or not.
Correct. It was just an observation of mine. I do have an enquiring mind, and I do think those lists are bunk, as I have said many times.
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Old 04-16-2014, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Correct. It was just an observation of mine. I do have an enquiring mind, and I do think those lists are bunk, as I have said many times.
So what is your inquiry?
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Old 04-16-2014, 05:06 PM
 
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So what is your inquiry?
Why do we see all these posts/threads about all these millennials living in and moving to Pittsburgh? It seems like higher percentages of them live in these other 24 cities.
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Old 04-16-2014, 05:20 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Why do we see all these posts/threads about all these millennials living in and moving to Pittsburgh? It seems like higher percentages of them live in these other 24 cities.
Pittsburgh skews older, less educated, but that's changing - Pittsburgh Business Times

This might be interesting. It's worth noting that many of these sunbelt/growth cities have been on both a longer growth trajectory and don't have a labor/heavy industrial history with collapse and population exodus along with the vast elderly population that stayed behind for fairly obvious reasons. Taking a city like Boston (13%) seems a much more apt comparison with its industrial past and eds/meds renaissance than a city like Austin or Charlotte. Even then, these percentages are not, I would argue, OMG HUGE.
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Old 04-16-2014, 05:31 PM
 
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Pittsburgh skews older, less educated, but that's changing - Pittsburgh Business Times

This might be interesting. It's worth noting that many of these sunbelt/growth cities have been on both a longer growth trajectory and don't have a labor/heavy industrial history with collapse and population exodus along with the vast elderly population that stayed behind for fairly obvious reasons. Taking a city like Boston (13%) seems a much more apt comparison with its industrial past and eds/meds renaissance than a city like Austin or Charlotte. Even then, these percentages are not, I would argue, OMG HUGE.
No, but they are significant. And it's not just the sunbelt cities, either. Minneapolis is hardly sunbelt, neither are Denver or Salt Lake City, though they are both sunny. Columbus, Chicago, Seattle, DC, NYC and Indy are not sunbelt, either. Richmond (13%), OTOH, may be considered sunbelt.
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Old 04-16-2014, 05:32 PM
 
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1. San Francisco - Millenials probably can't afford it. Also Homeless people.
Yes, they cannot.

This is one of the main reasons my wife and I are moving. We have an affordable (for San Francisco) tiny one bedroom apartment that is rent-controlled. A two bedroom (which we would need if we were starting a family, etc) would be at least $1000 more a month than what we pay now. Craziness.
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Old 04-16-2014, 06:09 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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No, but they are significant. And it's not just the sunbelt cities, either. Minneapolis is hardly sunbelt, neither are Denver or Salt Lake City, though they are both sunny. Columbus, Chicago, Seattle, DC, NYC and Indy are not sunbelt, either. Richmond (13%), OTOH, may be considered sunbelt.
You missed the point quite capably. This is not that there is sun, nor that they are specifically in the sunbelt. It is the industrial history, collapse, and rather recent reversal of these trends compared with cities that have enjoyed more steady growth and population stability (particularly in these ranges).
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