Where are college students going after they graduate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which region has high taxes, horrible weather, and high housing prices? Hint not the South.

? And yet, college grads don't want to go south after graduation.

BTW, the south has nothing on CA when it comes to weather.

HINT: there's a reason why the south is cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Hate the south guess don’t like outdoor sports, easier commutes and the ability to buy a house before one turns 50. Northeast has terrible weather and very little new housing inventory.

[Anonymous]

But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hate the south guess don’t like outdoor sports, easier commutes and the ability to buy a house before one turns 50. Northeast has terrible weather and very little new housing inventory.

? I guess college grads would rather have crap weather, no outdoor sports, long commutes and rent than live in the south.

IMO it makes sense that young college grads want to live in a vibrant city with lots to do while they are young. I'm sure once they get older, have kids, they will move to the burbs or even to the south to be able to afford buying house. But, young people don't want the same things as older married couples with kids. You really can't understand that?

We will probably move to a cheaper place with warm weather when we are old and retired. That will probably be the south. But, when we were younger, we lived in SF, and it was great. Plus, I hate humid weather, still do, though when I'm 70+, I'm sure I will want warm humid weather. My elderly parents find 75 degree weather too cold now.

IMO, the south is where one goes to have a slower pace of life, not fun and exciting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

The NE also has more liberal policies that young people tend to support. And you've clearly not been to NYC in the spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

My kid is in Rhode Island. It's the same temps as here right now. In fact, this Fall there was nicer weather than the DMV.

No Tesla. No Canadian goose---and didn't even wear the down jacket except for Jan/Feb. But- she hates 'swamp *ss" and the high heat and humidity--esp playing a sport outside.

[Anonymous]

They will go where the jobs are. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which region has high taxes, horrible weather, and high housing prices? Hint not the South.

? And yet, college grads don't want to go south after graduation.

Multiple sources in the other thread that dispute this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the South stats when 1/2 the top 15 cities are in the South…unless Dallas, Austin and even DC (yeah it’s on the border, so maybe they throw it to the northeast…but it’s technically the South) aren’t considered the South.

The top 15 is a ranking. There can be a huge difference between the number of applicants for the #1 city and the #15. They even said there’s a huge difference between #1 and #2.

[Anonymous]

Have you looked at the commercial real estate market in SF lately and looks like retail stores and upscale malls in the Bay Area are exciting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They will go where the jobs are. Period.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which region has high taxes, horrible weather, and high housing prices? Hint not the South.

And high paying jobs and the locals don’t hate women? Hint, not the south.

Taxes provide services, including schools. Which is why the best school systems tend to be in the NE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, it goes to show the "students are all fleeing to the south for college" posters the truth, that while these kids enjoy the warm weather and cheaper prices, they don't want to live long-term in the south

+1 the high paying jobs are still not in the south. And I don't think kids are wanting to go south for college because of politics, but more because the NE colleges are getting harder to get into and the weather.

Which is why most try to leave as soon as they graduate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which region has high taxes, horrible weather, and high housing prices? Hint not the South.

And high paying jobs and the locals don’t hate women? Hint, not the south.

Taxes provide services, including schools. Which is why the best school systems tend to be in the NE.

And yet people are voting with their feet. States like NY have population decreases and Texas, Florida and NC are growing. You can’t dispute the census data. This link is about applications for jobs and says nothing about where students would prefer to live (no one polled them) or where they ended up accepting jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

Teslas are out. No one wants to support the oligarchs. Maybe people in the south still buy them though.