[perardi]

We have become an increasingly urbanized country. Lots and lots of people in massive metro areas—think of the hypersprawl around Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, LA…

Living 10 miles away from where you grew up around Chicago can put you in a total different socioeconomic level of suburb.

[hnuser847]

Yep, I live in Chicago and I'm about 10 miles from my parents' house, as the crow flies. I have at various times in my life regretted not moving around and living in different cities, but I didn't feel the urgency to move a thousand miles away from home since I grew up next to one of the largest cities in the US. I imagine that if I had grown up in a small town, like my wife, moving far away from home would have been the only option.

[SoftTalker]

I grew up in a small town. Lived in and around Chicago for about 10 years as a young adult. Didn't ever like it enough to think that I wanted to put down roots there. Moved back to my hometown and still live there.

[rowanajmarshall]

That's what it was for me. I grew up in a tiny farming town; if I wanted a job other than farmhand, retail, or local government, moving was the only option. And I did, 3 days after graduating.

[rhino369]

I left Chicagoland and wish I could go back.

[granshaw]

Chicagos great so long as you don’t live on the ground floor and don’t have to shovel snow :)

[samgranieri]

As someone who has lived in Chicago and the Chicago suburbs, this is completely true