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ORANGE COUNTY, CA—Reports of suburbia's demise as a draw for Millennials are extremely premature—if applicable at all. According to a recent GlobeSt.com online poll asking why Millennials are rediscovering the virtues of life outside big urban centers as they enter a different life stage, 47% of respondents said the suburbs still corner the market on better services such as schools and property, and 42% said the cost of city living has made it harder to establish a family and career.

A very small percentage—only 1%—of respondents felt that suburbs have offered better options for a significant amount of time, saying the economic opportunity shifted outside the core decades ago. This indicates the shift, in most people's minds, has been more recent. But 10% of respondents don't believe the suburbs have it over city life among Millennials at all, saying the data is flawed and, in their experience, they don't see it happening.