Portland is the 5th Most Popular City for College Grads

Monday, October 20, 2014

Kirsten Nicolaisen, GoLocalPDX Digital Producer

Portland is the 5th most popular city for college grads, according to Business Insider.

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A City Observatory report released Monday found that more college-educated young people are flocking to cities instead of suburbs.Well-educated young adults are 126% more likely to move to a city after college than they were in 2000, according to the report. The number of Portland residents ages 25-34 grew 37 percent between 2000 and 2012, landing it the number five spot.

A recent Washington Post article explains how Portland's appeal to Millenials has been decades in the making.

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Portland is the 5th most popular city for college grads, according to Business Insider. Here are the 10 U.S. cities where the number of college-educated residents ages 25 - 34 grew the most between 2000 and 2012, ranked by percentage change.