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Jessica Share

Jessica Share

Dr. Jessica Share is a former academic with a Ph.D. in philosophy who loves researching issues in population studies, higher education and geo economics. Her writing specializes in data-driven storytelling about where people are moving to and from across the U.S., with a deep connection to macro factors and other trends driving these changes.

Posts by Jessica Share

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Can America’s Moves Swing the 2024 Election?

Will recent moves across state lines decide this year’s presidency? After all, just about 13% of Americans move yearly, and almost 20% are between states. According to our calculations, that means roughly 30 million Americans have moved to a new state since the 2020 election. Spread that across 50 states, and migrations can shift elections. […]

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Best Snowbird Destinations Around the World

We crunched the data to uncover the travel patterns of snowbirds around the globe. Canadians prefer Mexico. Chicagoans flock to Scottsdale. What are other interesting travel patterns from cold cities to warm snowbird destinations? Which should you go to, to be with your people? We wanted to know which temperate cities are the preferred winter […]

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Ranking the 50 Most Haunted States in America for Halloween 2026

Some states seem closer to the dark side than others. Their human-sized moths linger on bridges, ghost towns echo with the shots of gunfights past, and unsolved murders overflow police files. When you put it all together, what’s America’s most haunted — and haunting — location?

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Bucking the Buckeye State: The moveBuddha 2022-2023 Ohio Migration Report

Ohio has seen some rusty years since its manufacturing heydays. Today, moveBuddha data shows times are still tough when it comes to domestic migration. The state has seen a consistently higher number of exits from domestic moves. The state ranked #13 for highest outflow in 2022, and is ranked #6 in the early part of […]

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25 Best Cities for Women in the Roaring 2020s

The Roaring 20s was more than firey jazz bands and dazzling art nouveau. It was a decade marked by prosperity, vivacity, and change – especially for women. The parallels between the 1920s and the 2020s abound: rapidly growing cities, new technologies transforming our everyday lives (automobiles then, Meta now), and a questioning of established norms. […]

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Cuffing Season: 25 Cities to Find Your Very Own Winter Cuddle

With the holidays upon us, Cuffing Season is now in full swing. October to Valentine’s Day is the time of year when even the most fiercely independent singles may start to long for the comfort and warmth that a romantic partner can provide – even if it’s just to tide them over ‘til spring. While […]

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