The most consequential youth migration on the U.S. East Coast today is not a cross-country leap but a 90-mile recalibration: Gen Z adults are leaving the New York metro in large numbers and a significant share is resettling in Philadelphia, trading a premium megacity for a cheaper, still-connected one. At a Glance
Redfin’s analysis of Census Bureau data shows New York had the nation’s largest Gen Z net outflow in 2024, and New York-to-Philadelp…