Gen Z adults are moving to the Great Plains and mountain West to seek out lower costs and "simpler liver," data from StorageCafe and LendingTree found.
PJ Yancey purchased a 1,000-square-foot plot of land in Joshua Tree for $200, boasting about it on TikTok. He bought the plot because he lamented that Generation Z could afford to own nothing else.
Around 48 percent of 18-29-year-olds live at home, according to the US census. Flush with disposable income, young people are now propping up the luxury goods market instead.