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It is already happening in Boston. Taxpayers moving out and takers moving in. It already cost the state a Representative due to not growing as fast as the rest of the states.

The powers that be can't figure out why so many young people go to college here and then move out when they graduate.

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in boston, an annual influx of so many students, an amount staying due to bio and healthcare jobs or with no reason to leave their circle of friends from college and move back to Peoria, coupled with this group renting rather than buying at such an age, has priced me out of the market. the entire planet wants to send their kids to school in boston still, and whether a studio apt costs 500 or 1500 a month is almost inconsequential compared to tuition.

i'm looking at astoria queens which looks to be about 40% less, or providence

Providence is a wonderful city for living. I spend more time there when I go out than Boston.But Providence is no place for young people to make a living. The state of Rhode Island has the oldest average age in the country and is one of the least business friendly states in the country. The best college, Brown, doesn't have a business school. Brown does have a decent CS department but it can't overcome the negatives in the state.

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