Researchers at Vanderbilt University recently studied patterns of people moving from place to place during the pandemic. They found a significant percentage of people moved from larger cities to smaller cities, but the reasons for relocating were different depending on their earnings.

When the pandemic hit last year, Mack McKelvey was renting a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan. She runs a marketing firm, and before COVID-19, it made sense for her to be in New York. But working remotely, her location didn’t matter. So in September, she looked for a place in Vermont. READ MORE