(Older) millennial and rental property investor here.

As a millennial, if I were to move back to the Midwest today, proximity to airport, downtown, lake, and a slightly quicker drive to Chicago all sound attractive. 

Although I'll tell you that today's episode of the BiggerPockets Money Podcast is Kristy and Bryce from Millennial-Revolution, and tomorrow we're having a bonus episode bringing them back to discuss how they tested their portfolio before retirement so they could be sure it would sustain their lifestyle. 

While this is typically targeted towards Millennials, it is a statistic that has increased across the board.

Depending on size of unit, you could go all-out 'millennial' with stainless, granite, ceramic and upgraded fixtures, ie lights, faucets. 

Louis City population has hit it's bottom and is projected to grow fast.1940: 816k1950: 856k1960: 750k1970: 622k1980: 453k1990: 396k2000: 348k2010: 319k2016: 316kCity average home prices are lower than the region, but he doesn't expect that to last too long.From 2000-2016 average income in the city is up 10%, primarily due to attracting college educated white millennials.

@Ashland Bishop The areas of Jacksonville that are really hopping (doing well) seem to be those where the Millennials have come to roost.

Is it possible that somebody has realized that many millennials are currently renting and that enticing them to continue doing so will push the housing market in the buyers favor?

Though, my guess is that the areas of concentration for millennial movers are Riverside, Murray Hill, the Beaches, etc. 

I’m a millennial about the same age as a lot of these other posters talking about quitting their job (and I studied engineering like Im your example).