Roughly four-in-ten adults live in or near the community where they grew up | Pew Research Center

May 15, 2018

5. Americans’ satisfaction with and attachment to their communities

Roughly four-in-ten adults live in or near the community where they grew up

Roughly four-in-ten adults live in or near the community where they grew up

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5. Americans’ satisfaction with and attachment to their communities
In suburban and rural areas, whites more satisfied with life in their community than nonwhites
Older adults, longtime residents feel stronger attachment to their local community
Connections with neighbors strongly linked with community attachment among longtime residents
About six-in-ten rural residents have lived in their community for more than a decade
Roughly four-in-ten adults live in or near the community where they grew up
Across community types, college-educated adults are less likely to currently live where they grew up
Family is the most common reason people give for never leaving their community, or for coming back
Rural adults are more likely than urban and suburban counterparts to live near at least some family members
Relatively few adults who grew up in rural or suburban areas but moved away are now living in a city
Rural residents less likely to want to move to a new community
Among those who say they’d like to move, urban residents most likely to choose a different type of community
For the most part, what people are looking for in a community doesn’t vary by community type
Nonwhites and Democrats place a higher premium on diversity in their community