Originally Posted by
cooker
The US census study reported by the BBC included college dorms as "home" - although in a way I suppose that is fair, as they don't have a permanent home and presumably go back to the parental home on break. The bit about the burbs being urban is a non-sequiter as we don't have data on where the majority living away from home have settled - inner urban or outer urban if you will.
EDIT: actually one of the cited articles said the DC suburbs of Arlington and Alexandria were among the most popular locations for millenials - I don't know much about them - are they more urban dense of suburban sprawl?
I might agree that urban and suburban doesn't matter as long as that is how people feel. But if the blanket statement is made that Millennial youth are moving into the urban repopulating the cities it loses some of its impact if that urban area is in the Suburbs where the "rents" already were living and the kids grew up there. I don't think that model is what Oslo is looking for at all. And as prices increase will they be able to afford to move our and stay in a city Like Oslo or will they be driven out like they are with the costs in Copenhagen?