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2500 people left over 8 years. While technically a net-outflow, it's statistically insignificant. The outflow for immigrants was around 80k.

• bhupy 6y ago
  The inflow for immigrants is attributed to the fact that SF is a gateway city, and doesn't really tell us much about SF's quality of life. > The discrepancy between international and domestic migration in the Bay Area can likely be explained by what economists call "gateway cities." These cities, often planted along the coast, serve as entry points for foreigners moving to the U.S. The immigrants will register in the gateway city, but often move to other parts of California or the country within months, according to Phuong Nguyen, a research specialist at the California Department of Finance. And while it might be statistically "insignificant" in the absolute, you have to look at how it compares to other cities to really understand how healthy that number is. A contrast: the net domestic migration of Sacramento County was +15,224. -2500 looks far less healthy next to that.
  • hellisothers 6y ago
    “Santa Clara and San Mateo counties grew by 46,048 and 16,727 people respectively, but they had negative net migration totals for domestic residents, at -99,374 and -20,960”. That’s way more than -2,500, maybe you should have written articles about those counties.
    • bhupy 6y ago
      1) I didn't write the article 2) If your argument is that Santa Clara and San Mateo counties are also bad (if not worse), I don't disagree...