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[Stranger Things] Where do all the Hawkins National Lab personnel live?

I live near Hawkins, and it just occurred to me that I've never run into one of these Hawkins Lab eggheads in town or at the local tavern or anything.  Funny that nobody seems to actually know anyone who works there.
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Hawkins National Lab most likely provides on site accommodation for the staff. This the scientists and guard most likely come from around the country they would all live pretty far away from Hawkins.


The reason why you never run into anyone from there is either because they don't wear lab coats or M.P uniforms while off duty or they generally just don't leave the facility for breaks in order to prevent possible leaks of information.


It's also very possible that you have met people from the lab but you just didn't know they worked there.


EDIT: At the very least the lab most likely provides some sort of housing for the staff. Either in the lab or in Hawkins or a near by town.