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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]only strange dcum parents care about rankings.  kids want to have a good time and great weather.  [/quote]

+1. Sun Belt is also booming economically, while Northeast, New England, and the upper Midwest are all dying.[/quote]

This.

Plus the astronomical cost of housing, childcare, etc. in DC, NYC, Boston, etc. are prompting college kids to explore other areas for jobs as well as putting down roots.

My kids from Dcumlandia opted for southern schools for college and they aren’t planning to move back home. They aren’t interested in scrambling to save up for a million dollar home with a brutal commute…surrounded by people who will make assumptions about them for living in the south or attending a southern school. They are over it. They remain liberal, but they aren’t interested in the DC rat race and small-mindedness. I don’t blame them. [/quote]
The south is cheaper for a reason. [/quote]

Yes and no. It depends on the area.

Regardless, there are many areas on the rise. The trick is to get there before they become too hot.

Bottom line: follow the jobs/money. Certain less desirable/less resourced areas (as compared to northern urban areas) are starting to takeoff. Everything will follow.

Heck, the outer burbs in the dc metro area were mostly farms before the houses and resources came. Things have changed dramatically in 20 years even around the dc metro area. [/quote]

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