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Why is Massachusetts #5 on the list? Just coronavirus in general? How would moving help? Is racism worse in Boston than other cities? If anyone has a guess, le

Why is Massachusetts #5 on the list? Just coronavirus in general? How would moving help? Is racism worse in Boston than other cities? If anyone has a guess, let me know. Maybe since people are working remote, and their kids are going to school on zoom, they are thinking of moving to a state with a lower cost of living? I could see that.

saddestcatever 6y ago
My guess is cost of living. Either between "working remote" while paying city rent prices, or paying real estate taxes for one of the better school districts, I imagine there's a high percentage of residents that don't believe they are getting what they are paying for. It's interesting that California is right there next to Massachusetts, but New York is further down the list
- nemo44x 6y ago
  I wonder if for NY not being as high as CA or MA it's because Long Island is maybe a place people in NYC are considering. So although they want to leave the city they are choosing to stay in the state by virtue of moving to Long Island.
sokoloff 6y ago
(Cambridge, MA resident). It's expensive and taxes are somewhat high, so if you can keep your same salary and move someplace cheaper now that remote working is suddenly more acceptable, that could be a big enough driver to respond to a poll with "I'm considering moving out".
hapless 6y ago
It's #5 on the list because the survey was badly designed, and the results have no statistical significance at the state level.
sirsar 6y ago
(I live in Massachusetts) 1. The appeal of the city is drastically reduced by coronavirus + remote work 2. Boston cost-of-living is really expensive Put them together and moving to New Hampshire or Vermont starts to seem really attractive. Just compare Zillow for Manchester, NH vs, e.g., Somerville, MA. Combine with 3. Most MA residents live in Greater Boston, and it's easy to see MA at #5.
volkl48 6y ago
Boston's one of the most expensive cities in the country to live in/near, so that's probably a contributor. I'll point out that small states mean that when you "consider moving" to the suburbs/exurbs, many people are going to be at least "considering" New Hampshire or Rhode Island (possibly even Maine) among their choices if they want to move from the inner Boston metro area to the outer parts of it. Which means answering "yes" to this question regarding you're "considering" moving out of state. Most of the smaller metro areas in the state are similarly on or near state lines as well, like Springfield and Lowell. Even Worcester is commutable from CT.

saddestcatever 6y ago

My guess is cost of living. Either between "working remote" while paying city rent prices, or paying real estate taxes for one of the better school districts, I imagine there's a high percentage of residents that don't believe they are getting what they are paying for. It's interesting that California is right there next to Massachusetts, but New York is further down the list

nemo44x 6y ago
I wonder if for NY not being as high as CA or MA it's because Long Island is maybe a place people in NYC are considering. So although they want to leave the city they are choosing to stay in the state by virtue of moving to Long Island.

sokoloff 6y ago

(Cambridge, MA resident). It's expensive and taxes are somewhat high, so if you can keep your same salary and move someplace cheaper now that remote working is suddenly more acceptable, that could be a big enough driver to respond to a poll with "I'm considering moving out".

hapless 6y ago

It's #5 on the list because the survey was badly designed, and the results have no statistical significance at the state level.

sirsar 6y ago

(I live in Massachusetts) 1. The appeal of the city is drastically reduced by coronavirus + remote work 2. Boston cost-of-living is really expensive Put them together and moving to New Hampshire or Vermont starts to seem really attractive. Just compare Zillow for Manchester, NH vs, e.g., Somerville, MA. Combine with 3. Most MA residents live in Greater Boston, and it's easy to see MA at #5.

volkl48 6y ago

Boston's one of the most expensive cities in the country to live in/near, so that's probably a contributor. I'll point out that small states mean that when you "consider moving" to the suburbs/exurbs, many people are going to be at least "considering" New Hampshire or Rhode Island (possibly even Maine) among their choices if they want to move from the inner Boston metro area to the outer parts of it. Which means answering "yes" to this question regarding you're "considering" moving out of state. Most of the smaller metro areas in the state are similarly on or near state lines as well, like Springfield and Lowell. Even Worcester is commutable from CT.