# Where are all the rich people fleeing from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 20, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-people-fleeing-from/799340 "2017-10-20T01:52:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-people-fleeing-from/799340/41 "2017-10-23T19:26:41Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > BTW, this isn’t limited to the US. Before my daughter went to Mongolia on vacation, I read an article in the Times about the boom in Ulan Bator, and how many of those moving there from the countryside couldn’t afford it. > Not that much of a question about what motivates these folks, though. Ulaanbaatar showed up in this context on House Hunters International one time. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-people-fleeing-from/799340/42 "2017-10-23T21:59:36Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Ulaanbaatar showed up in this context on House Hunters International one time. Hah! I’ll have to tell them. They watch the various House Hunter shows all the time. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-people-fleeing-from/799340/43 "2017-10-23T22:37:52Z")
\*Where have all the rich folk gone Long time passing Where have all the rich folk gone Long time ago Where have all he rich folk gone, Living now in Ulaanbaatar. When will they ever learn When will they ever learn?\* ---
**Author:** ![Blakeyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-people-fleeing-from/799340/44 "2017-10-24T16:59:07Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > Many cities have been experiencing a lot of gentrification recently. In order for rich people to be flocking to these cities, they must also be leaving somewhere else. What are the places that the well-off are leaving behind? Some are middle class people (maybe from a suburb, maybe from the midwest) who went to college, then got a job at someplace like Facebook or Google and _became_ rich (relative to 95% of the US, maybe not relative to their neighbors) in the process. I wouldn’t say a lot of geographic areas are being left behind, but a lot of _careers_ are. Meaning: cities that are losing population aren’t losing it because the cities are undesirable in some inherent way, but because there are better jobs in other cities. You could live in Tulsa and repair trucks for 30 years, or move to Seattle and work on Nintendo game consoles or building robots for Amazon or designing new jetliners-- a lot of young people are choosing option B, and college is more attainable than ever to get there. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-people-fleeing-from/799340/46 "2017-10-26T19:43:05Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I read an Atlantic article that said from 2000-2014, the % of blacks who live in cities has dropped from 41% down to 36%, meanwhile the % who live in suburbs increased from 33% to 39%. > . Just a note on this: I know the small towns in South Dakota where I am from are seeing more black families move there. They like the peace and quiet plus the MUCH lower cost of living. I know one man from LA who told me he plans to retire there. LINK to article: [South Dakota black population doubles in past decade](http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/south-dakota-black-population-doubles-in-past-decade/article_8741888e-5ade-11e0-aeb5-001cc4c002e0.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-people-fleeing-from/799340.md?page=2)