[tkathy]

Young adults are leaving DEMOCRAT states, not because it's New England.

[Tzimisce]

oh no! A bunch of liberal idiots are moving all over the place. This is like hearing the rat population of the nearby town is dropping. :(

They should stay where they are and harvest the sweet fruits of their big government ways.

[Major Matt Mason]

To see similar improvement in New England, several overlooked New England cities "need to think of more cultural amenities, such as music and clubs, to make themselves more attractive," Gittel said.

Yeah, this will solve the problem. How about admitting that liberal policies are a total failure? This article could have been written about almost any of the northeastern states, a region of the country headed for a major collapse.

[george76]

[Grizzled Bear]

Massachusetts has been losing population. They started offering Military members who have been deployed lump sums ($500 - $1000, I don't remember the specific amount). I've told some young Airmen to read the fine print before they take it. I am worried they may end up liable for taxes even if they don't live in the state.

When was the last time a government didn't include a hook in the bait...

[Obie Wan]

"I think there's a lot of evidence that limited housing availability and affordability is a strong factor for why young college grads don't choose to remain here," Gittell told the Daily.'

Limited housing my ass, beyond "good ole boy" nepotism jobs in government, medical and education, there's less and less opportunities for people to make a decent living equal to the tax and housing cost structure that's in place in the northeast states to hang around !!!

[libill]

And this is news? A good protion of the people I graduated in 1979 with, left Long Island for many reasons and never came back.

They say New England cities lack marketing. I commuted with a bank executive for years. Just before his retirement he died of a heart attack running for a train. Exactly how should working oneself to death be marketed properly?

[posterchild]

Cambrdge MA was a fine place to live while working in academia. When it came time to live off of investments and start my own business, it was time to run like hll from there and find a redder state to live in.

[goldstategop]

Colorado? Did I hear someone say Colorado? I live here and housing is affordable and costs are bearable.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Mo1]

University of New Hampshire Professor Ross Gittell, who authored the report, said the region is becoming less attractive to young people, including those in the Greater Boston area

Because your housing, cost of living and taxes are too high .. plus businesses are moving out of the big cities for the same reason

[nutmeg]

Connecticut ping!

Some interesting charts in #5...

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[ccmay]

I lived in New Hampshire for a couple of years when I was myself a young adult. It is a miserable, freezing, boring s**t-hole of a place, and this story is not in the least bit surprising. I left as quickly as I could.

-ccm

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

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[Tamar1973]

To see similar improvement in New England, several overlooked New England cities "need to think of more cultural amenities, such as music and clubs, to make themselves more attractive," Gittel said.

No. They need to stop taxing people to death and making it more difficult for builders to build homes suitable for the local market.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

I'm sure the sky high cost of housing & living and tax rates in these socialist utopias have nothing to do with it.

Doesn't everyone in their early 20's have 500 thousand for a typical entry level home in these New England markets?

[OldFriend]

Guess the socialist paradise isn't such a paradise after all.

Unfortunately, these people bring their misguided ideology with them to the new area and pollute the politics in the new location.

[Sterm26]

We have the same problem here in Philly...young people come here for our colleges, then bolt after they graduate. Not that they're all leaving the region...our 'burbs are growing at a nice pace...but it's really hard in the city for a young family just starting out.

[vigilante2]

the region is becoming less attractive to young people, including those in the Greater Boston area.

Who wouldn't want to pay $800,000 for a condo in Boston

[rhinohunter]

A young single male wants to find a young single female who loves and cherishes children as the gifts from God which they are.

He does not want a young single female who doesn't mind the idea of plunging a scissors in a baby's skull.

If I were a young male in one of those blue-state cesspools I'd leave ASAP also!