After graduating college, students must make a significant life decision: where to live. For new graduates, making this choice requires the consideration of factors such as housing affordability, availability within the job market as well as income.
This can be difficult, since economic factors change each year. Good news: a recent Trulia study completed all the legwork for you and lists the top locations for new grads looking to put down roots.
Here are a few factors to keep in mind regarding the parameters of the study:
• Graduates were defined as 22-27 years old with a bachelor’s degree
• Employment opportunities: Which jobs are grad-friendly (entry-level or requiring a bachelor’s degree)?
• Income earned by college grads / median income: Can graduates comfortably afford to live there?
Once locations were crossed with employment opportunities available to recent graduates were crossed with whether or not graduates could afford to live in each area, six metro areas stood out in the study as the top locations for new college graduates. Below find the top six locations, according to a Trulia study, listed in no particular order. We’ve also included the area’s top asset in terms of the considered factors.
• Employment opportunities: Which jobs are grad-friendly (entry-level or requiring a bachelor’s degree)?
Once locations were crossed with employment opportunities available to recent graduates were crossed with whether or not graduates could afford to live in each area, six metro areas stood out in the study as the top locations for new college graduates. Below find the top six locations, according to a Trulia study, listed in no particular order. We’ve also included the area’s top asset in terms of the considered factors.
