Jersey suburbs–the hot new "in" place to live?

July 22, 2018

For years, young adults in New Jersey have been leaving the suburbs and flocking to urban areas. But things could be changing.

According to Rutgers University economist James Hughes, new Census estimates show that, “surprisingly for the first time in the last seven years, suburbs [are] growing faster than the historic downtowns.”

NJ1015.com, July 23, 2018

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