Big US Cities Declining in Population Have One Major Thing in Common

The pandemic, with its lockdowns and other disruptions, prompted some people to review their lives.
Tired of the growing chaos in urban areas, many Americans pulled up stakes to move to the suburbs, exurbs or even to rural areas.
As a result, most of America’s largest cities have declining populations. Even midsize cities lost people and growth is flat in smaller cities.
Millenials, now in their mid-20s to early 40s, are looking to settle down and raise families where schools are better an