Census: Americans Are Fleeing Big Cities (escaping high costs - and liberalism?)

Associated Press ^ | 04/20/06 | Stephen Ohlemacher

[newzjunkey]

Last year I was looking at a move to Riverside but now it seems to make more sense to move from CA altogether. I pity those who are buying renovated apartments as condos for $300,000. If there truly is a housing bubble I fear they're going to be washed away.

[sissyjane]

We sure escaped from liberalism, noise, crime, etc.
We moved 120 miles east from the San Francisco bay area.

We now live in a Red county, in the mountains. Beautiful, quiet and conservative.

[Heartofsong83]

What is it like in the small towns along, say, the US-395 corridor?

[caisson71]

I agree. I've seen it with my own two eyes, heard their "concern" about guns, lack of "services" and how "things need to change". Telling them to go back where they came from is not well received.

[iThinkBig]

"I fled to NH from Mass partially for housing costs but mostly because i could not stand taxachusetts any longer."

Wecome to NH my fellow freeper!

[Cobra64]

I moved from northeast New Jersey (just outside NYC) down here to North Carolina. Love it.

So do we living on Lake James in Western NC.

[MarDav]

Oh man...looks like I didn't move far enough. That looks to be just a bit shy of paradise! I'm jealous. I'm in Reidsville, just a bit north of Greensboro...

[toddlintown]

Hey Mr. Mayor. Hold those Homo Olympics in Chicago this year and watch the population drop again (that is plus from the AIDS epidemic that's coming after the "festivities").

[sefarkas]

This article is strange given a relatively recent one in the NYT that gave estimates of a large population increase in New York, NY, albeit because of immigration. See old FR post

[Zeroisanumber]

take note that all the bunny-huggin', UN lovin' millionaires,celebs, and billionaires own vast tracts of land in Montana.

Is Charles Schwab a liberal? I thought that he had the biggest development out there.

[Centurion2000]

And just about everywhere, people are escaping to the outer suburbs, also known as exurbs.

I'm one of those guys. My house is on the north end of the most distant exurb from Plano Texas. I look north from my house and see nothing but forest for about .... 15 miles. So I'm happy to be on the edge of the styx.

[kstewskis]

Just moved to Scottsdale ~Bump!

Ah, yet another California refugee.

Good. You can help us boot Gov. "Doubtfire" out of office in November!

Welcome.

[Rakkasan1]

bigger than Ted Turnip?

[GSlob]

Years ago I read somewhere that when the researchers tried to increase rat population density in their cages, after certain threshold had been reached, the rats became psychotic [well, maybe not all the rats, but a proportion of them significant enough to be noticed]. This makes sense, and surely could be applied to humans - after all, there is only so much stress one could take before snapping. More, people normally do perceive their stress level, and usually try to manage it downward - hence the outmigration.
Now, is anyone doubting that in big cities the RAT density is higher than almost anywhere else?

[Sam the Sham]

They are fleeing from the consequences of liberalism but paradoxically strengthening it as well.

As families leave cities become 'gay friendly' to attract a tax base. As sodomites become more politically important than Catholics in major cities their clout increases.

[blam]

"take note that all the bunny-huggin', UN lovin' millionaires,celebs, and billionaires own vast tracts of land in Montana."

Ted Turner is the largest private land owner in the US. He has a 10,000 acre, well stocked 'compound' in Patagonia, when asked why, he said, "that's where I'm going when the revolution starts."

[Cobra64]

Thanks. We did a ton of research planning for retirement. Asheville was rated very highly. We spent a few weeks in Western NC and finally stumbled upon Lake James. We bought 1.67 acres right on the Lake the day hurricane Floyd was bashing the East coast in mid-Sept. 1999.

[Zeroisanumber]

Schwab built some huge gated community and country club out in Montana after he retired. I don't know much about his politics, but I would be suprised if he were a liberal.

[expatpat]

But are those liberals from the cities now going to elect lefty politicians in formerly red states/counties?

[stephenjohnbanker]

It will be my pleasure and thank you!