A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds that young people go away to college and never move back to the state’s more rural areas. Professor Randy Stoecker studied more than 18-hundred Wisconsin municipalities and found fewer than 300 are gaining and keep young adults among their residents. Stoecker says the loss of those young adults can result in higher costs for schools, public services, and recreation.
Wisconsin Young People Abandoning Rural Areas
May 14, 2018 | 6:54 AM
State News