Millennials Are Fleeing Cities in Favor of the Exurbs

Millennials are officially getting old. They’re having children, buying houses, and getting replaced by Gen Z in urban areas. As one article from Business Insider puts it, “Millennials are getting priced out of cities,” and are starting to leave the urban neighborhoods that they’ve been building their lives in, up to this point. According to the author, since the cost and types of housing available in urban areas isn’t conducive to family life, millennials are having to instead flee to the only place they can afford to live: the exurbs.

What’s the Strong Towns take on this? Join host Abby Newsham and co-host Chuck Marohn as they discuss this article on this week’s episode of Upzoned.

• “Millennials are getting priced out of cities,” by Eliza Relman, Business Insider (Jan. 2024).

• Abby Newsham (X/Twitter).

• Chuck Marohn (X/Twitter).

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