These millennials left big cities for peace and quiet. Now they're filled with regret.

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Lauren Savoie

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I moved my family of 6 from Milwaukee to New Zealand. Healthcare is affordable, I have a better work-life balance, and my kids are happy.

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Tara Hulbert moved her family from Milwaukee to New Zealand.

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I moved to the US from Europe. There are too many cars and it makes me feel isolated and lonely.

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Ilya Davydov moved from Europe to the US for college and dislikes the car-centric culture.

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People are moving to Canada dreaming of a utopia with free healthcare and more tolerance. But the reality is Canada has its own set of problems.

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Nearly 79,000 Americans moved to Canada from 2015 to 2023.

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People are fleeing California. Here's where they're plotting to move to.

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Californians are eyeing Las Vegas and Seattle as possible landings spots after leaving the Golden State.

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A boomer couple left Texas for the retirement of their dreams: 'We were brainwashed that it was the only place to be — it's not'

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Nancy and Jim Cotton.

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I'm a millennial who left Florida. Between the unbearable heat and the polarizing political climate, 'everything was making me think I should jump out of this.'

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Lifelong Floridian Harmony Boyd moved away from the Sunshine State to a suburb of Boston in 2022.

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People who moved to Europe's priciest cities say it's worth it for a relaxed life with shorter work days and cheap childcare

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Vienna, Austria.

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I'm a third-generation Californian who moved to Texas for a fresh start: 'I couldn't afford to live there anymore'

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Eric Hartnett moved to Prosper, Texas, in 2018.

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I've been teaching in Thailand for 3 years. It's a myth that it's an easy gig.

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James Gane, a 34-year-old English teacher based in Bangkok. He is pictured at the Mae Kampong Village in northern Thailand.
James Gane, a 34-year-old English teacher based in Bangkok. He is pictured at the Mae Kampong Village in northern Thailand.

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