New report shows: Nearly half of Bay Area residents say they are considering moving out in the next few years due to rising costs of living and housing.
According to a new poll from Bay Area News Group and Silicon Valley, 47% of Bay Area residents surveyed say they want to move outside the city within the next few years.
The latest report comes from trends in residents who have indicated they are considering leaving.
The survey results are down from last year, when 52% of respondents said they were likely to move. In 2022, 56% said they were likely to leave.
Nearly half of Bay Area residents are considering moving out in the next few years due to rising costs of living and housing, according to a new report. (with story)
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Additionally, the survey showed that 80% of residents cited housing affordability as an issue and 79% shared concerns about homelessness.
According to a press release from the Joint Center Silicon Valley, “Housing (82 percent of respondents), homelessness (79 percent), and high cost of living (78 percent) were cited as 'very serious' issues facing the Bay Area. Ranked.”
Although residents' views of the Bay Area have improved since last year, “a significant majority (70%) say the quality of life in the area has gradually worsened over the past five years.”
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Joint Venture Silicon Valley, in partnership with Bay Area News Group, surveyed 1,773 adults in five Bay Area counties.
Fox News Digital previously reported that former residents outside the Bay Area, where homelessness is occurring and housing prices are soaring, have found a better quality and cost of life.
One family who left the Bay Area to live in Idaho said homelessness is a problem.
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(FOX News Digital previously reported that former residents have found a better quality and cost of life outside the Bay Area, where homelessness is occurring and housing prices are soaring.)
” homeless situation “It's just gotten out of hand in downtown Martinez,” Ken Freese told the East Bay Times. “The beautiful Marina Park was littered with needles. People didn't want to take their families there,” he added.
In 2005, Freese and his wife purchased several acres of land in Placerville, California, with the intention of retiring.
