Welcome to suburbia: the millennials done with city life – and city prices

Despite their urban image, millennials are looking to suburbs and the country for a quieter, and cheaper, lifestyle

A green sign with a horse-drawn carriage marks the turn in the road: Townes at Covington, it reads, a nod to the management company running properties in this quiet cul-de-sac 30 minutes outside Washington DC.

Of course, there aren't any horse-drawn carriages here. There aren't even really any pedestrians. I drive up to a cheerful cream-colored house with blue shutters. I park.

We're inheriting this highly toxic system that only favors rich people. Cities are becoming unaffordable

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My wife now that she has a taste, she's hungry for the country life and wants to move even further out