Millennial transplants who settled in Philadelphia are not rushing to the suburbs as many forecasters predicted, writes Cassie Owens for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia has seen its highest number of millennials move to the city from 2005 to 2016 with a 41 percent increase, a rate bigger than any of the 10 other largest U.S. metropolises. Analysts believed that as millennial migrants started to pair off and consider schools for their children, they would move to the suburbs.

However, JLL, a local real estate research firm, has found no evidence of this. Even in Delaware and Montgomery counties, both trail Philadelphia’s growth rates significantly.

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According to Jack Styczynski, 32, who moved to Philadelphia four years ago from Troy, N.Y., for a medical residency, the reason is not that the suburbs are bad. He just prefers the city.

“I like being able to walk out on a beautiful Thursday and wander into Fishtown or Center City,” he said. “It’s nice having everything at your fingertips.”

In addition to walkability, millennial transplants cite affordability and the growing restaurant scene as their main draws to the city.

Read more about the migration patterns in the Philadelphia Inquirer by clicking here.

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