The suburbs aren’t saving you any longer. For decades, the move to the suburbs was New York’s great pressure release valve.

To some, the suburbs are the ultimate dream. Peaceful streets, good schools, and a little space to call your own. But others feel living in the 'burbs is a hard no. They wouldn’t trade their apartment ...

For more than a decade, raising kids in San Francisco has been a badge of honor. Parents have embraced small apartments, complex school lotteries, and high costs in exchange for culture, career ...

As the cost of homeownership soars across the country, renting has emerged as an increasingly popular alternative, and not just in cities, but in suburbs, too. An analysis of Census data by ...

A major change is underway in where and how we are choosing to live. In 2011, for the first time in nearly a hundred years, the rate of urban population growth outpaced suburban growth, reversing a ...

Reader, I have a confession to make: I’m from Vancouver. Four years into my nearly 20 living in Portland, my residency was officiated at the now-defunct Hamburger Mary’s in Old Town. The host asked if ...

The onset of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 set off a wave of domestic migration that reoriented housing markets across the country, turning some metro areas into boomtowns and sinking a number of ...

Picture this: You're standing at a suburban bus stop, watching another half-empty bus roll past. Maybe you've noticed how your town keeps talking about improving transit while simultaneously approving ...

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Cities may be thought of as glamorous and exciting, but many Americans prefer the suburbs. And with thousands of them to choose from, how to know which suburb to pick? “Where you live shapes so much ...

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