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Originally Posted by J. Will
It's got nothing to do with a "newer generation". We are no different than our parents. They lived in inner-city apartments in their 20s too, and moved to the suburbs when they had kids. I've seen several of my friends just in the last few years move to the burbs when they've had kids as well.
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I guess it depends on how old your parents are/were. Many cities were in decline when our parents were living there after having boomed during in their parents day, which is different from what's taking place now. Many parents moved out of the city jaded, which coincides with the respective city's trajectory.
Of course many people are still moving out of the cities due to reasons related to value for them, but I don't think as many are into exurban communities these days. What used to be exurban is now suburban in a lot of places, so to really emulate what our folks did, you have to move even farther out. Getting a new and roomy place in a quiet neighborhood only 20 minutes from downtown is not as easy to find or affordable these days.