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Millennials and Gen Xers Prioritize Walkability and
a Short Commute More than Older Generations
Access to the highway and bus service equally important across generations
80%
70% % Very Important Factor in Deciding Where to Live
64% By Generation Millennials
61%
60% 58% 57%
53% 53% 53% 51% Gen X
47%
43%
40% 38% 35% 35% Boomer/Silent
33% 32% 33% 32% 30%
27% 29%
20%
0%
Sidewalks and places to Being within a short Easy access to the Being within an easy Having city or regional Bike lanes and paths Separated bike paths or
take walks commute to work highway walk of other places bus service nearby nearby trails
and things in a
community, such as
shops and parks
Q.6 Now I am going to read you a list of things about communities in general. For each one, please tell
me how important each of the following would be to you in deciding where to live. Would it be very
important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important to you?
