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Study Says Millennials Will Soon Flee Big Cities In Droves
Gothamist ^ | May 17, 2016 3:07 PM | Rebecca Fishbein

Posted on 05/18/2016 6:04:55 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The world is still paying attention to millennials and their migration habits, despite Generation Z’s incoming threat. And while millennials appear to like cities, thanks to their good public transportation and myriad Apple Stores, a new study says some of the world’s biggest urban areas are in danger of losing their young people in the next 10 years.

Global initiative group YouthfulCities interviewed 15,000 millennials in 34 cities all over the world, splitting them up by continent. And of those millennials, 58 percent said they planned to leave their city within the next decade, noting that they’re being driven out by high costs of living, safety issues, and problems with employment. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: bluezones; citylife; flee; millennials; trends; urban
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To: JimRed

https://youtu.be/xJxwgNqgobM


61 posted on 05/19/2016 10:09:33 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: Farmer Dean

Thanks, I’ll have to look into it and check with the Mrs.


62 posted on 05/19/2016 10:36:51 AM PDT by rllngrk33 (Things will continue getting worse until at least January 2017.)
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To: exDemMom

Two New York City apartments would fit in my country home’s kitchen.


63 posted on 05/19/2016 1:04:43 PM PDT by mumblypeg (My Glock goes to the ladies' room with me. It identifies as my bodyguard.)
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To: Olog-hai

I certainly hope so.


64 posted on 05/19/2016 1:06:39 PM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: JimRed
A good number of the original beatniks lost their youth in WWII.


65 posted on 05/19/2016 2:33:49 PM PDT by BBell
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To: JimRed

Millennials are living an eternal youth.


66 posted on 05/19/2016 2:35:33 PM PDT by BBell
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To: BBell

Me too...that’s what the oldies station is for!


67 posted on 05/20/2016 7:46:37 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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