One in three New York residents plan to flee the Empire State within the next five years — with most citing the cost of living and declining quality of life as their driving factors, according to a new poll.
In a landslide majority — more than eight in 10 New Yorkers (86%) who responded to the Marist poll — believe that the state is no longer affordable for an average family, up from 82% in 2025.
Those high prices fueled 40% of the New Yorkers lining up to leave for greener pastures, while 21% cited quality of life; 15% said taxes; and 10% said politics, according to a Marist Poll conducted this month.
Probably the same in the communist republic of Maryland.