Half of Americans Want to Live Somewhere Else

The grass is greener I guess.



Those are some of the findings of a Pew Research Center survey out today on where Americans would most like to live. Whether they favor cities, suburbs or the countryside, almost half wish they lived somewhere else, the report found.



City dwellers are more likely to dream of living somewhere else, and men in rural areas are far happier living there than women. "There are some more fundamental differences between men and women," says Rich Morin, senior editor of the Pew Research Center survey. "Different cities seem to appeal to different partisan ideological groups. …



People who are drawn to cities are typically younger people." Denver, San Diego and Seattle are the top picks of the 30 largest metropolitan areas.



Denver is the favorite city among Republicans, and it also rates well with Democrats and independents. "It's a city that ranks high on most of the lists," Morin says. "It's a new city, a growing city, a younger city on what most people would perceive as the doorstep of God's country — the Rocky Mountains."



In addition to Denver, favorite cities among Republicans are Phoenix, Orlando and San Antonio. Half of all liberals would like to live in San Francisco, more than double the share of conservatives.