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Would you rather live in a big city or a small town?
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City.
Fewer bigots, fewer people in your business, there's community spaces other than the church, the food is better, and most of all, there's work to be had.
It is a matter of personal preference, but there is a reason most people are migrating into cities right now.
Edit: I was wrong. While most people were migrating to cities for work, that isn't necessarily true anymore nationwide. In my state, it is still happening, but we have a large influx of people from other states.
Isn't that reason return to office policies though, and the majority of people would happily leave the city life behind if they were not forced to go back?
Appreciate you are answering a question and each one of us has their own preference but not sure you can say most people agree with yours.
So I looked it up, and this isn't true anymore most places.
It used to be, young people flocked to cities both for work and for things to do. It looks to me based on where this is/isn't happening now that the main factor is cost of living.
I'm confused now, are you saying that the current trend is to move out of cities or to the cities?
Most places, the current trend right now is moving out of cities. In my local area, people are still moving into cities for some reason.
More people are moving from City to Rural now actually.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2024/february/net-migration-spurs-renewed-growth-in-rural-areas-of-the-united-states/#:~:text=The%20chart%20below%20shows%20that,locations%20continued%20in%202021%E2%80%9322.
It's not a huge trend but it's surprising nonetheless. Significantly to Extreme COL changes is probably a big reason.