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Which small city will be the next to boom the way Austin and Nashville have?

Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:02 am
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:02 am
Also, to a lesser extent; Denver, Tampa/St. Pete, Dallas, and Houston have experienced some rapid growth, but were all major cities to begin with. Those moving are mostly disenfranchised Californians or New Englanders running from real-estate prices they created. Which town will be the next one they all flock to?

Austin and Nashville seemed to have experienced the brunt of it, with Denver also experincing heavy flow of immigration into the state. It seems there’s a few small cities right on the cusp of blowing up the way Austin did. Boise, Chattanooga, Fayetteville, Des Moines, and Omaha come to mind as contenders for me.
This post was edited on 5/3/18 at 7:18 am
Posted by burdman
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
20685 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:04 am to
Asheville
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
52964 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:05 am to
Alexandria
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
29160 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:05 am to
Nah Monroe
Posted by foj1981
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
3740 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:06 am to
Bunkie
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32711 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:07 am to
Probably not Chattanooga.

We are growing but don't have enough industry around here to support a population boom.

VW plant is expanding, but GE Alstom plant just closed.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51270 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:09 am to
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Asheville



Already has.
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:09 am to
Greenville, SC
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73143 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:10 am to
Omaha is an underrated cool city with really only the weather keeping it from really exploding.

I could see a place like Chattanooga growing a lot especially given the city's investment in broadband
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21916 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:12 am to
Lake Charles, LA
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
5555 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:12 am to
I'm sure no one will agree but, Birmingham.
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
5690 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:14 am to
Dulac, LA
Posted by Pecker
Rocky Top
Member since May 2015
16674 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:15 am to
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Probably not Chattanooga.

We are growing but don't have enough industry around here to support a population boom.

VW plant is expanding, but GE Alstom plant just closed.



God, I hope Chattanooga doesn't grow much more.

I don't get this fascination by people who want their city to continue growing.

I've lived in large cities and I've lived in small cities. There's a reason I chose to come back to Chattanooga after school.

Chattanooga is also hemmed in by the Tennessee River and mountains (Lookout and Signal). Expansion is geographically limited to an extent.
This post was edited on 5/3/18 at 7:31 am
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30553 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:15 am to
Oklahoma City. Only 27th largest city right now, but it’s moving up. It’s also in the same general area of the US as Austin and Denver. Last but not least, OKC shares the same key demographic as Austin and Denver: majority white
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:15 am to
quote:

Also, to a
quote:

lesser
extent; Denver, Tampa/St. Pete, Dallas, and Houston have experienced some rapid growth


You obviously haven't visited lately
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:16 am to
St. George
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:16 am to
New Braunfels
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73143 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:17 am to
quote:

I don't get this fascination by people who want their city to continue growing.
Ask the people in the rust belt what it's like for your city to stop growing
Posted by Kankles
Member since Dec 2012
5914 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:18 am to
Golden Meadow, LA
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83556 posts
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:20 am to
Huntsville, Alabama
Tulsa, OK
Santa Fe, NM (already has to some extent)
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