Which is the most transient major city?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my experience, NYC is very transient for certain demographics. Young professionals who move here for work don't tend to stay once they start families.

New Yorker. NYC is not really that transient by total pop. You’re just looking at your small demo. I know many multigenerational families. In fact, most people I know are from families with long ties to one of the boroughs. A ‘big’ move is to Long Island or Westchester or North jersey but most still end up working in NYC.

[Anonymous]

I agree that NYC is not as transient as you'd think. Unless you're moving because it's unaffordable once you're in NYC it's hard to leave and also you're bound to find employment there.

I think DC is the most transient place I've ever been. The nature of the work to be found in DMV area lends itself to travels. Anytime you have foreign organizations, govt and military I'm not sure how you're not moving at least a handful of times in your career.

People don't typically move unless you find a new job, for family or economics. Moving is a process and a hard thing to do once you're at a certain age unless you must.