The University of Maryland Baltimore County continues to drop new results from its recent poll of Maryland residents, and the hits just keep on coming for the state's struggling and inept elected officials. Yesterday's release showed that a majority of the residents polled have considered moving out of Maryland to another state within the past year. A full 53% said, yes, they have considered leaving Maryland in the next few years.
Montgomery County has seen a flight of the rich to lower-tax jurisdictions in the region this century, and those expats have taken millions of dollars in tax revenue with them. There were no longer enough high-end shoppers to sustain the stretch of Wisconsin Avenue in Friendship Heights that was once touted as "Montgomery County's Rodeo Drive," leaving behind rows of empty storefronts. Maryland experienced a similar exodus after passing its "Millionaires' Tax" in 2012, only to find that 1000 millionaires had fled the state just two years later.
54% who were interviewed by UMBC said Maryland is a "poor or fair" place to start a business. That's not surprising, given that 67% of respondents also agreed that the state's economy is moribund.
Maryland not only has gained a terrible reputation as an anti-business state internationally, but is increasingly seen by aging residents as a terrible place to retire, as well. The largest group of respondents, 37%, said Maryland is a "poor" state to retire in. 64% concluded that Maryland is a "poor or fair" retirement destination. Again, not very surprising, as increasing numbers of retirees leave Maryland behind for Delaware or Florida.
Almost half of those polled said Maryland is a "poor or fair" state to seek a K-12 education in. That's quite a drop from two decades ago, when Maryland's schools were seen as among the best in the nation. Only 11% believe Maryland is an "excellent" place to find a job. Well, you can't blame them: most of the jobs that give Montgomery County and Maryland low unemployment rates are actually located in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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Just left Bethesda after 30+ years and getting our annual tax increase Christmas card. One would think that these tax and spend Dems would try not to kill the golden goose but they never restrain themselves from spending other people's money.
The left will continue to drive this bus with an ignorant and apathetic voter base.
Huh? I've considered leaving the state (company has a higher paying position open for me in NY), but that doesn't mean I dislike Maryland. Heck, I'm still here despite having other options to consider precisely because I do like MD.
I'd imagine any state with an educated, upwardly mobile citizenry will have a decent number of people regularly considering other states and countries. Only in hopeless places with few opportunities would you find people who feel - or economically are - stuck.
Have you considered moving to Virginia?
Let this mass EXODUS begin with the most dissatisfied group of whiners ever, the MAGA crowd. You hate the county so much, have such disdain and contempt for it, that it foments vile on a daily basis, yet your mob of vigilantes has not one damned solution. Here's your solution GTFO!
Yet they will not pivot from the typical Dem playbook. Keep doing the same thing over and over again.
How different things were under Hogan who wasn't perfect and few are. But his approval was among the highest in the country and he was a two term Republican governor in the bluest state in the country. Moore is not a dumb guy and likely has a political future on a larger stage. Can he read the tea leaves and make decisions against type? Does he have what it takes to stand up against wacko bills coming out of one party Annapolis? So far, it seems that he has the same sign hanging outside our state that O'Malley had which said, "MD - Closed for Business"
Interesting, and the poll may have been "representative" of Marylanders, but it included only 803 people (769 self-reported registered voters) out of a state of more than 6 million.
The poll also found when interviewees were asked about "Opinions toward Gov. Wes Moore, the direction of the state, and issues facing the state" -- 52 percent of Maryland adults approve of the job Wes Moore is doing as governor, 40 percent disapprove, and 7 percent don’t know.
https://politics.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/778/2025/02/UMBC-Poll-Tues-Feb-25-FINAL.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland
9:07 - Joe Biden posts on here? Guess he's got nothin better to do.
Lovely.
9:07 is volunteering to make up the deficit increases when actual taxpayers leave? I doubt it as they think spending other people's money is a bottomless bucket. As the exodus increases, they'll be grabbing the popcorn.
Here's a thought- instead of dwelling on complaints about Friendship Heights, why not focus on a major opportunity unfolding? Geico’s move to Bethesda opens up a rare chance to transform its Friendship Heights campus into a thriving hub of housing, office space, and retail. Land of this scale becomes available only once every 30-40 years, and with the right vision, it could be a game-changer for the area.
Sure, Friendship Heights has remained stagnant for too long, with aging apartment buildings and outdated shopping malls/centers like Mazza Gallerie, Chevy Chase Pavilion, and The Collection at Chevy Chase—serving as vestiges of a pre-digital era when people shopped in person instead of following updates and purchasing online. But now, with Mazza’s redevelopment, the potential revival of Lord & Taylor space, and Geico’s site coming online, the area finally has a path forward. Yes, change is overdue, but this is a moment to focus and write about the possibilities rather than fixate on irrelevant polls.
And increase the existing traffic jam to an asphyxiating level.
There is a paradox as more people leave more construction takes place.
This place is so popular that no one comes here anymore.
Born here in 1963 and would leave tomorrow if I could...
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