> mostly because of the lack of "family-centric" housing stock An interesting anecdote: I live in Little Rock, AR, which, as I'm sure you're thinking, is just

> mostly because of the lack of "family-centric" housing stock An interesting anecdote: I live in Little Rock, AR, which, as I'm sure you're thinking, is just a booming urban metropolis. I don't know what is different about the city here, but every single apartment, townhouse, etc. is very clearly built with a family in mind. There's always a master bedroom and a child bedroom. (It was very frustrating when apartment hunting with a friend since neither of us were ever pleased with the child room.) If I had to speculate, it's likely that the vast majority of people who can afford to live downtown are older. The city has a growing tech scene, but most of its employees are middle aged.