Written by: Kate Becker
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Category: Blog Industry News

In the past, most people dreamed of living in big cities. They had dreams of moving and making it “where it mattered”. Nowadays, things are not really like that anymore. Of course, big cities like L.A. or NYC are still popular among young people hoping to make it in the business world. However, over the last decade, a trend was set in motion of people moving out of big cities. And for a while suburbs and small towns were all the rage. At Verified Movers we can absolutely attest to that since we’ve helped so many people find movers to move them out of big cities. But it’s been a while now and things might be changing. So are the tides really turning? And, are people moving back to big cities? Let’s discuss that.

Why did people decide to leave big cities in the first place?

Before we move on to seeing what’s happening right now, we might as well discuss why people decided to leave big cities behind at all. Of course, it would be absurd to suggest that all of the people are just abandoning major cities. However, a good amount of people actually are. And even though relocating out of big cities was mostly reserved for older people back in the day. Nowadays, more and more young people are looking for houses and apartments outside of big cities. That’s why, for example, top movers in Chicago had a lot of work moving millennials from downtown Chicago to Chicago suburbs, or even further away.

An exhausted young doctor.

Most people are not considering moving back to big cities because they’re exhausted and need peace!

But why exactly are all these people leaving big cities? Well, the answer to that is rather simple. People are simply tired. Most people are overworked and exhausted so it’s only natural that they’d be craving a serene living environment. Plus, most young people can’t afford more than an overpriced shoebox and an occasional packet of Rahmen in major cities. Of course, that is not to say that people aren’t still moving from Chicago to Los Angeles in search of what only L.A. and similar cities can offer. Regardless, the trend of moving out of big cities was so notable that it absolutely warranted an observation. That said, the conclusion is clear, people absolutely were migrating out of big cities. But are they still?

Are people moving back to big cities now?

Obviously, there will always be people living in major cities. Just like there will always be people moving to these major cities. For example, top movers in Dallas will always have numerous customers hiring them for moving to Dallas, other large cities in Texas, or even major cities outside of Texas. That said, since 2010 more and more people have been leaving these cities. And, 2020 and 2021 proved to be no different. Well, especially 2020 and 2021 proved to be no different…

The ’20s, the time when people started mass migrating out of big cities

We can all probably agree that the last two years were unusual, to put it lightly. A lot of things changed and the lives of many were turned upside down. Unfortunately, that left many with no choice but to leave major cities. With empty pockets and fearing for their lives, many people ran away, back to suburbs and smaller towns. Plus, everything was moved to online platforms. Because of that, many people, who are originally from smaller places, didn’t really have all that much reason to stick around. Due to all that, many people left major cities since the beginning of Covid. But the pandemic wasn’t really the only culprit for these migrations in the early ’20s.

A young couple enjoying themselves after the move to suburbs not even considering moving back to big cities.

More and more young people are leaving big cities!

Aside from these, Covid-related relocations, other, relocations continued happening. The above-mentioned reasons didn’t really stop being true, even during Covid. People continued moving out of big cities for all sorts of personal reasons. And it’s understandable why. All this global insanity that struck us has been very draining. Add the stress of everyday living on top of that, and you’ll have a huge amount of people looking for more peaceful options. All this said, it’s obvious that people weren’t really moving back to big cities in 2020 and 2021 so far. And it’s not very likely for that to change until the end of the year. But can we expect some changes in the years to come?

Is mass moving back to large cities likely to happen in the near future?

This question is extremely hard to answer. We can’t really know what’s going to happen in the future. However, given the current circumstances, we can assume that no moving back to major cities is going to be happening any time soon. First of all, the pandemic is still in full swing and is not showing any signs of slowing down. That alone is enough to keep a good amount of people out of big cities, for all the aforementioned reasons, at least for the time being.

That said, other things driving people away from big cities are also rather inert. So it’s not very likely that they’ll change any time soon. And if they did, it would take some time for changes to take root and have people move back to big cities as a consequence of that. So to conclude, for now, it’s not very likely that people will be moving back to big cities any time soon. Luckily, there are many reasons why leaving big cities might actually be beneficial.

A 2021 calendar on a desk.

It’s hard to say when and even if people will start moving back to big cities!

Relocating back to big cities is still not really a thing just yet

Even though moving from New York to California, and moving to big cities in these and other states is still happening. It’s safe to say that it’s not nearly as much as it used to be. It seems that with everything happening nowadays, people aren’t really interested in moving back to big cities. What’s more, many people are still looking to leave major cities. Will that change soon? We can’t really be sure. What the future holds, we’ll just have to wait and see.