For decades, Midwestern cities have struggled to retain residents. As manufacturing jobs left, so did people.
The city of Akron lost one third of its population from 1960 to 2020. In the city of Cleveland, it was 60%. Dayton faced a similar plummet in population – leaving behind shuttered factories and empty storefronts.
But, now there are signs that the trend is starting to reverse. For the first time in a long time, these Ohio cities are seeing more people migrate into their metros than move away…