Portland is the 5th Most Popular City for College Grads
Monday, October 20, 2014
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A City Observatory report released Monday found that more college-educated young people are flocking to cities instead of suburbs.Well-educated young adults are 126% more likely to move to a city after college than they were in 2000, according to the report. The number of Portland residents ages 25-34 grew 37 percent between 2000 and 2012, landing it the number five spot.
A recent Washington Post article explains how Portland's appeal to Millenials has been decades in the making.
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Portland is the 5th most popular city for college grads, according to Business Insider. Here are the 10 U.S. cities where the number of college-educated residents ages 25 - 34 grew the most between 2000 and 2012, ranked by percentage change.
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