Stay put, young man: fewer Americans are moving to new places than any time since the Great Depression

Pioneers heading west across the Rockies. Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl for California. African-Americans migrating from the rural south to the urban north. Retirees from the northeast opting for the sunnier climates of Florida or Arizona. For centuries, the idea of picking up and moving in search of a better–or just a more comfortable–life has

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Stay put, young man: fewer Americans are moving to new places than any time since the Great Depression

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