>While urban lifestyles are becoming more fashionable in the US, growth is higher in the suburbs You would really need to conduct surveys questioning where peo

>While urban lifestyles are becoming more fashionable in the US, growth is higher in the suburbs You would really need to conduct surveys questioning where people want to live versus where they do live before it's possible to understand current state and likely future trends. I have a suspicion that most people would rather live in a different place, but have had to compromise because the place they have in mind doesn't exist. Not that it couldn't exist, just that today it doesn't because <circumstances>. From just observing people's personal anecdotes about where they'd like to live, I've noticed a few common situations: - Folks trying to find a way to host a growing family in a dense urban setting (examples in this thread). They often end up in suburbia, and endure soul-sucking commutes. - Young single high-earning professionals that want to live in a remote/rural/setting. They often just stay in the city while pining for the fjords as a kind of long-term early retirement plan. - Retirees that want to live in dense urban places with great public transport and medical facilities. They're simply priced out of this for the most part.