Millennials to Small Cities: Ready or Not, Here We Come
I think about this a lot, mostly about Rochester, NY (where I went to college).  It has world-class universities (and a renowned music conservatory[1]!), great history, festivals, relatively low unemployment[2] and the housing is dirt, dirt cheap[3].<p>The thing is, right now I make a pretty great salary in NYC and I don&#x27;t know that anything in Rochester could come close, even taking into account cost of living.  Even if everything is expensive here, and even if expenses might be lower on a percentage basis in Rochester, I think I&#x27;m still able to save more in absolute terms where I am now.  Not sure about that though, would need to run the numbers to confirm.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Eastman_School_of_Music" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Eastman_School_of_Music</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bls.gov&#x2F;eag&#x2F;eag.ny_rochester_msa.htm#eag_ny_rochester_msa.f.1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bls.gov&#x2F;eag&#x2F;eag.ny_rochester_msa.htm#eag_ny_roch...</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zillow.com&#x2F;homes&#x2F;for_sale&#x2F;Rochester,-NY_rb&#x2F;?fromHomePage=true&amp;shouldFireSellPageImplicitClaimGA=false&amp;fromHomePageTab=buy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zillow.com&#x2F;homes&#x2F;for_sale&#x2F;Rochester,-NY_rb&#x2F;?from...</a>