We loved living in Austin but left after 10 years. Big businesses and tech wrecked our favorite parts of the city.

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Cars driving on a bridge with the Austin skyline in the background.
Austin has changed a lot over the past 10 years.

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The deadly cost of America's housing crisis

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A house placed as bait in a bear trap

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Our homes should make us feel safe. A decent home is a refuge from the outside world, a relatively fixed point where people can drop their vigilance. Most of us need the security of home to stay balanced in the face of an unstable, sometimes frightening world.

Young families are still fleeing major cities in huge numbers, a 'big surprise' for metros trying to escape the urban doom loop

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A row of students ages 5-7 raising their hands while standing along a chain-link fence on a playground during recess at P.S. 111, a public school in Hell's Kitchen, New York City.
A row of students ages 5-7 on a playground during recess at a public school in Hell's Kitchen, New York City.

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I spent my early 20s renting in expensive US cities. Life isn't cheaper for me in the suburbs, but it's better and more fun.

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I've spent a lot of years living in some of the most expensive cities. A few months ago, I finally gave up and headed to the suburbs of Pennsylvania.

Amory Rose

Millennials who can't afford to buy homes are helping make suburban Chicago and Miami the most competitive rental markets in the US

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View of Lake Michigan and the city skyline in Chicago, United States on October 14, 2022.
Rising competition in rental markets has been shaped in recent years by severe housing shortages

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It's not just inner-ring suburbs. Trump has also underperformed in key exurban counties during the GOP primaries.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally.

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I went car-free in the suburbs when my vehicle needed repairs. I'm happier and healthier, and wish I did it sooner.

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Michael Kavate on his bike with a dog in the basket.
After selling his car, Michael Kavate felt happier and healthier.

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How millennials could give the suburbs a much-needed makeover

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Modern row houses in the suburbs of Delaware.
Modern row houses in the suburbs of Delaware.

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I'm a 'zillennial' who left the city. I don't like living in the suburbs as a young person, but I plan to stay.

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Kelsey Lam wearing a black coat and standing in a grassy area in King of Prussia.
Kelsey Lam said the suburbs feel secluded and less social than the city.

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Millennials are moving to 'the most boring places in the world'

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Person carrying moving boxes, departing a bustling city, transitioning to a quaint farmhouse with an old-fashioned Water Pumping Windmill
The housing market and aging are turning millennials into what they swore they'd never become: their suburban parents.

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