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Millennials Gravitating to Urban 'Walkable' Environments, But Also Leaving NJ

Exclusive audio interview: New Jersey Future research suggests that hlousing affordability is a major factor for Millennials, says Tim Evans, New Jersey Future's research director.

By Steve Lubetkin | stevelubetkin | Updated on September 29, 2017

The municipalities with the highest percentages of 22-34 year olds also tend to be those that score well on measures of smart growth. Conversely, Millennials are underrepresented in spread-out, car-dependent places, those that do not score well on any of the metrics. (NJFuture.org Graphic) The municipalities with the highest percentages of 22-34 year olds also tend to be those that score well on measures of smart growth. Conversely, Millennials are underrepresented in spread-out, car-dependent places, those that do not score well on any of the metrics. (NJFuture.org Graphic)

TRENTON, NJ—Millennials are gravitating to walkable, more urbanized locations with jobs, housing, entertainment and amenities all within easy reach, as Generation X did before them, but unlike the rest of the country, the Millennial population is shrinking in New Jersey.

New research by New Jersey Future suggests that affordability of housing is a major factor for Millennials who leave the state, according to Tim Evans, New Jersey Future’s research director. Evans‘ research examined population shifts in New Jersey between 2000 and 2013, the most recent year data is available.

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