Rural gentrification not all it’s cracked up to be - Washington Examiner

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Rural gentrification not all it’s cracked up to be - Washington Examiner

Two decades ago, people couldn’t leave rural communities fast enough.  The lure of city life, coupled with social and professional opportunities, drove a consistent out-migration that often led to economic devastation, deep demographic shifts, and cuts in essential services such as education and medical care.  The pendulum swung again when the pandemic hit, and people, looking for more space, lower rents, and a slower pace, started coming back i…