Do Millennials Want to Call Your City 'Home'?

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Attribute 1: Highly Educated Populations
Attribute 2: Affluence
Attribute 3: Racial Diversity

I think of these attributes as representing more of an ideal, but it seems like the racial achievement gap in this country is only going to leave so many places where you can find all three of these in combination, at least for some time. I'm not an affluent or highly educated person myself, so I don't have trouble finding attribute 3, but I imagine I would if my standards were high enough.

To illustrate a point by looking at the opposite of racial diversity: to find a poor neighborhood that's 90%+ white, or a wealthy one that's 90% non-white, you pretty much have to leave town. But to find a wealthy one that's 90%+ white or a poor one that's 90%+ non-white, just follow the riverfront or the beachfront for the former, and pick any of the poorest corners for the latter. Both abound.

I've come to the conclusion that I can travel often and enjoy the quality of life of multiple communities. Jax serves as my home base for income and stability. In the meantime, I can work to help Jax advance as much as possible for future generations.

Exactly the same for me. I would add that Jax is my hometown and that is the driving force behind my interest. I am fully aware that if this link didnt exist I would not consider Jax as I do now.

Same for me, too, and also because it's my hometown. However, I can't really say whether I would consider it had I grown up elsewhere. Who I am is pretty intertwined with where I grew up, so in order for me to be in a position of not considering Jax because of growing up elsewhere, I can't say I'd be the same person anyway. Not to get too cerebral, but I am the biggest connection I have to this place!