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It's in top 11 states people are moving out of. (link)


11. Massachusetts
George Washington Monument at Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The cost of living is just too high.
Outbound moves: 54.8%

This state has plenty to be proud of — the Mayflower, Boston Tea Party, Harvard — but it can’t brag about its affordability.

People pay a premium to reside in Massachusetts, ranking sixth out of 52 regions on MERIC’s cost of living index.

UebuNogami on Reddit offered one explanation for why Boston in particular is so expensive.

“There’s not enough housing to satisfy the demand. Unions make construction extremely expensive, and a requirement for the developer to give away a certain number of units for next to nothing makes building anything but luxury housing unprofitable.”


What's your current commute? Compare that to an hour plus each way.

(In response to this post by ElbertoHokie)

Link: The States Americans Are Fleeing


Posted: 01/29/2021 at 09:34AM



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It's time for the Elberto job hunt. -- ElbertoHokie 01/29/2021 09:04AM
  If you are serious and have questions -- MAHokie69 01/29/2021 1:31PM
  That would be a 180 ** -- WestyHokie 01/29/2021 1:20PM
  Lots of different areas and towns -- DaveVT 01/29/2021 11:57AM
  Does your faddah like the Sox? ** -- great2bahokie 01/29/2021 11:31AM
  Big Ted Williams fan. ** -- ElbertoHokie 01/29/2021 11:40AM
  Given the choice, I'd stay in Alabama ** -- radhokie1 01/29/2021 11:12AM
  Paging @DaveVT. I think he sells real estate there. ** -- MP4VT2004 01/29/2021 10:52AM
  Need a space after @DaveVT . ** -- Brown Water 01/29/2021 11:45AM
  Manchester, NH is nice -- Happy Dog 01/29/2021 10:44AM
  How suburban is suburban? -- Nova Hokie 95 01/29/2021 10:05AM
  It's full of Massholes ** -- VermontHokie 01/29/2021 09:55AM
  Uh Tom Brady is in Tampa now, did you not know that? ** -- HokieForever 01/29/2021 10:10AM
  I dunno. Are people fleeing Boston like they are NYC? -- mancunian 01/29/2021 10:00AM
  Reminded me of this scene from Band of Brothers -- Hokie360 01/29/2021 12:00PM
  Nice intentional typo! ** -- Late 80s Hokie 01/29/2021 09:24AM
  Right! Glad someone appreciated it! ** -- HokieForever 01/29/2021 09:29AM
  How long would the commute be? ** -- Hokie360 01/29/2021 09:36AM
  No idea. ** -- ElbertoHokie 01/29/2021 09:52AM
  Housing is very expensive and taxes are high ** -- Hokie in CT 01/29/2021 09:16AM
  But the Red Sox! ** -- Stork 01/29/2021 09:19AM
  No decent bbq? But lobsta' rolls are good. -- `lag 01/29/2021 09:12AM
  But the Red Sox! ** -- Stork 01/29/2021 09:19AM
  They talk funnier up there than in Alabama. ** -- vt90 01/29/2021 09:08AM
  No need to defend leaving Alabama -- Tafkam Hokie 01/29/2021 10:30AM
  Where haven't you lived? ** -- Brown Water 01/29/2021 10:03AM
  Lived in... -- ElbertoHokie 01/29/2021 10:22AM
  She's the one that wants out of Bama. ** -- ElbertoHokie 01/29/2021 12:19PM
  Massachusetts apparently. ** -- vt90 01/29/2021 10:20AM
  But the Red Sox ** -- Stork 01/29/2021 09:19AM

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