What is the average age to move out of your parents house?

Pre or Post 2007?

The first time, or the last time?

It depends on what part of the world you mean. In N.A I would say around 20. In other parts there is no such thing till you get married.

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22. I thought my mother was going to clean the house to death

Okay, I’m asking for my brother who is 25 and still living at home.

That’s pretty normal in this economy.

@HeartsLove7 Does he have a full time job?

@Adirondackwannabe He has a semi-part/full time job.

That’s tough. I had a full time white collar job before I left college. It isn’t nearly as nice out there today. What are his skills? We can go PM if you want.

Whenever you get a real, secure job i’d say. I moved out at 15 but that was in the 90s and jobs/reliable roommates were plentiful. It’s a lot harder now unfortunately.

I moved out the day I turned 18. I had a part time blue collar job. My little brother never moved out even though he was employed full time.

I was 17, it was the 70s.

I always thought I’d be gone for good at 18. Then I transferred from an out-of-town school to an in-town school and couldn’t really justify the expense of living on campus anymore, and then the economy tanked. I could move out right now, but that would consume the entire paycheck, which I am loath to do. If any of you are around St. Louis and are looking for a roommate, let me know.

The age of a person when they finally move out isn’t important. It is the reason that they stayed there so long that is. Some have valid reasons; others don’t.

Seems as if I read about 40 year olds who are still living at home and late 20’s is nothing. When I was young I moved out as soon as I could because I wanted the privileges that come with being your own landlord. If I had been allowed to have friends stay over night and had my wash done and dinner cooked for me every night at no cost to me, I probably would have stayed longer.

@rooeytoo It’s not about not wanting to live on your own, it’s about being able to afford living on your own.

@Aethelflaed – All is relative, when I moved from my parents home, I lived in a women’s hotel, it was so crap, but I was on my own. Being broke was the way of life. Where you live all depends on what you want, not how much money you have.

And you know all things are relative, when I was young houses, food, gas, rents, etc. all were cheaper but minimum wage was $1.25.

Definitely depends on the country and region. I got the sense that I was a little late doing so at 21 in the U.S. (this was when I got a full time job and health insurance), but in France, people are almost shocked on hearing that. And in India you would stay in your parents’ household until you got married, at which point your parents would probably move into your household shudders.

Moved out to go away to college at 19 (just after graduating high school). Never moved back, even for a summer.

I moved out just after I turned 20. Wanted to be gone alot sooner then that. If my college plans had worked out I would’ve been at school in Baltimore and I know I would have never moved back. But they didn’t work. lol. So I lived with my ex and his friend for a year. Worst year of my life.

Didn’t want to/couldn’t move back with the parents (they moved shortly after I left, have a much smaller house now) so I moved in with my sister who was conveniently moving at the same time. I’ve been living in this basement for going on two years. I still live with family, but in a much more pleasant house then my parents ever was. Me and my sister/her family both need each other to afford the place. So even though I’d like to move somewhere of my own, I can’t really do that til she moves. Plus I’m extra picky about where/who I live with now after the awful year of living with 2 guys in a 2 bedroom apartment where I had no space, no where to work (I’m self employed, so that’s really important), and no control over anything there. And they were absolute douchebags. lol. I’ll take living with 2 adults and 4 kids, plus whatever friends or cousins that have sleepovers most nights of the summer to 2–3 21yr asshole guys anyday. lol.

Plenty of people are forced to move back with their parents though. Its more about the why you’re there and your intentions to leave or stay that become important. For example, my sweetie has been living back with his parents since Christmas because his ex-fiance cheated on him and he said fuck that shit and packed up his stuff in their apartment and left. And he’s moving to Indiana to his own place in the next month or two. He’s 26, almost 27. He has a good reason to be there and intentions to leave. If you’re just mooching off your parents because you can’t grow up and become an adult, that’s when its an issue. I have three brothers who are shining examples of that. lol. They were a big reason I had to get out.