Overview
- A new Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce survey of residents ages 20 to 30 found 26% say they are likely to move away within five years.
- The share matches the chamber’s 2023 signal and comes with a 10-point drop in day-to-day satisfaction to 79% this year.
- Respondents cited job availability, rent costs, safety, and the ability to buy a home as the key factors in deciding whether to stay.
- About half of likely movers expect to relocate elsewhere in Massachusetts, while many eye out-of-state moves to the Southeast or Southwest.
- The poll of 600 young residents across five counties, conducted Feb. 27 to March 20 by HIT Strategies, is fueling debate over a proposed income-tax cut that supporters say would aid retention and opponents say would cut state revenue.