> Since 2018, the share of young U.S. adults who say they are unlikely to ever have kids increased from 37% to 47% in 2023.

I don't think anyone is forced to live in the bay area. For what you spend to live in the bay area, you could just buy a really nice house in the midwest and raise a family.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/402-W-Prospect-St-Kewanee...

Let's check the boxes here:

Walkable

Public transportation (Amtrak station)

Fiber internet

Blue state politics

And this isn't like a cheap house. This is the second most expensive house in town.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-birth-rate-all-time-low-cdc-...

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/22/the-american-dream-will-cos...

https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jesusfv/Slides_London.pdf