Whenever we talk about essential cities for younger generations, we often mention the exact same places. We talk about the streets of New York City. The sunshine and glamour of Los Angeles and Hollywood. The cultural hotbed of San Francisco. But let’s face it: these cities aren’t always all they cracked up to be. What’s more is that the real estate in those areas are extremely pricey! A decent house in those places are often at prices too prohibitive for our current 20-somethings.
So what’s a millennial desperate to move away from home to do? Well, there are plenty of cities that are great for people who are just moving away from home. A lot of these cities just aren’t mentioned among the more famous and glamorous ones. In fact, some are even mentioned in ire, perhaps unfairly. In this article, we’re going to cast away the negative stereotypes and the unfair assumptions. Here are some great places for the younger generation to move to that you may not have considered.
Newark, New Jersey
People often think about New Jersey in a negative light, perhaps more so than any other state in the North America. The awful characters of Jersey Shore probably did nothing to help in that regard. But, paradoxically, that show did highlight something that many people missed: it’s a great place for younger people to check out.
The city of Newark isn’t quite as hedonistic as the places you see in Jersey Shore. In fact, there are less bars and parks in Newark than the average American city. Its famous central business district, however, is a great place for graduates to find their first office jobs. The district of Ironbound is also an amazing place to see some Portuguese and Brazilian culture. Information about recent drops in housing prices can be found at www.nj.com.
Baltimore, Maryland
Yes; ‘tis the city featured in The Wire, the greatest television show of all time. Thanks to a great municipal business ethic, Baltimore is currently rich in a wide variety of jobs. It’s a great city to check out regardless of what you studied at college.
Much of the entertainment in Baltimore is cheap or even free, thanks to efforts by the government to get youngsters more into culture. Baltimore has some of the best museums in the country, one of which even sponsors free movie screenings in Baltimore parks. You can research available real estate in the area at www.searchbaltimorerealestate.com.
Boston, Massachusetts
A lot of the younger generation these days know Boston as the birthplace of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The films they’ve made about the city highlight its rich culture and hard-working people. For anyone with Irish in their blood, you couldn’t do much better than Boston. It has more Irish people and bars per square foot than anywhere else in America.
There are tons of ex-students who have moved to Boston instead of places like New York City. Why? Boston has a similar big city feel, but with a much less expensive cost of living. You can read up about it yourself at the personal finance blog www.ourfreakingbudget.com.
