Or Denver, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa, San Francisco, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, DC – over Chicago. But hey, we’re tied with New York, Philadelphia and Dallas.
A higher percentage of Americans ranked 14 cities ahead of Chicago as a place they’d like to live, according to a recent report (pdf file) from the Pew Research Center. Only 23% of those surveyed wanted to live in any city.
And then there’s this: “A 57% majority of urbanites under the age of 30 say the city is the perfect place for them, while majorities of every other age group that lives in the city would ideally prefer to live somewhere else.”
Majorities. The much-touted “back to the city” movement better heat up right soon now, or we’ll all be singing:
How ya gonna keep ’em down in Paree
After they’ve seen the farm?