“Demographic shift” begins as people move from turbines in Falmouth, Fairhaven

"...I did my part. I voted, I went to meetings. Nothing is changing here, ... The only thing left to do was go."

"Demographic shift” begins as people move from turbines in Falmouth, Fairhaven | aeinews.org:

Planners have long recognized what they call a “demographic shift” in areas near new or expanded airports and highways: in the years after construction of the new noise source, some proportion of nearby residents move away, seeking a return of the quiet they desire.  Since about half the population is very noise tolerant, buyers who don’t mind the moderate noise are usually found. Sometimes homes must sell at a discount, and in other cases, the price isn’t significantly affected; rarely, homes with especially severe noise exposures cannot find a buyer at all.
An article in South Coast Today gives a sense of how this is playing out in Falmouth and Fairhaven...

Turbines complicate sales of abutting homes | South Coast Today

FAIRHAVEN — When Peter Goben, 52, first met his wife Christine, he thought it was fate that they both had grown up in New Bedford but dreamed of living in Fairhaven. Together they built a house in town, raised five children there, and never thought they'd leave, Goben said, until the turbines came.

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