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re: What American cities are trending up?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:55 pm to ChunkyLover54
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:55 pm to ChunkyLover54
Detroit
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Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:55 pm to Buckeye Backer
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1990 - 632,910
2000 - 711,470
2010 - 787,030
2015 - 850,106
Is a 34% population increase in 25 years really that significant? Just doesn't seem like that big of an increase.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:56 pm to Pettifogger
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I sort of agree. I like Asheville and what surrounds it, but I don't ever think I'd really fit there. I've been to a few places like that, where I felt pretty instantly that there was a cultural disconnect. San Francisco is one, some cities outside of the country, etc. Doesn't mean I didn't enjoy them, just that I never shook the feeling of not really fitting in with the place. Asheville is unique simply because it's nearby and I don't recall getting that vibe anywhere else in the region.
It's kind of like a Bend Oregon lite.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:57 pm to Pettifogger
Birmingham is becoming the Portland of the south. In 5 more years everyone will want to move here.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:59 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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If I ever leave AK, that would be my destination. It's the most scenic state in the lower 48.
I really want to take a trip there soon. Maybe next summer.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:00 pm to Toolman
Birmingham is a beautiful city.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:01 pm to SabiDojo
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I really want to take a trip there soon. Maybe next summer.
The whole region from Western Montana to the Spokane area is beautiful and would make a great place to live. Northern Idaho is awesome.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:01 pm to SabiDojo
Tuscaloosa of course. Affordable, easy to get around. Decent food options.
And of course the greatest college football program on the planet.
Golf courses could use some work though.
And of course the greatest college football program on the planet.
Golf courses could use some work though.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:02 pm to llfshoals
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Decent food options.
Compared to where?
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Affordable
So is Denham Springs.... Places that suck tend to be cheap
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:04 pm to Pettifogger
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I sort of agree. I like Asheville and what surrounds it, but I don't ever think I'd really fit there. I've been to a few places like that, where I felt pretty instantly that there was a cultural disconnect. San Francisco is one, some cities outside of the country, etc. Doesn't mean I didn't enjoy them, just that I never shook the feeling of not really fitting in with the place. Asheville is unique simply because it's nearby and I don't recall getting that vibe anywhere else in the region.
I know exactly what you mean. I feel that way about Portland, and I live in Austin. I like the town. But the people... I dun't know if I can put a finger on it. They just seem... off. Like a slight case of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers. They were all kind of Aspergers. Like bad, un-dynamic personalities with low energy levels. No one was particularly nice, service from everyone was shite, slow, and disorganized. I went away thinking, "I had a good time, I liked that town, but I couldn't live there." I went into it expecting to want to move there.
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:04 pm to Paul Allen
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Too secluded in Pacific Northwest.
You can be on the East Coast in a few hours. It's 2016.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:06 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I can't wait. Before I go I plan I'll make sure to get your advice.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:08 pm to SabiDojo
Another great small city is Bend, Oregon. Lots of sun, not a lot of precip including snow, and on the Eastern slope of the Cascades.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:16 pm to SabiDojo
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I've never been to Minnesota but it looks absolutely beautiful, and it has a great economy, right?
I'm going in late August, I can't wait. It's on all the "top cities" lists for quality of life, schools, real estate prices, etc...
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:17 pm to CunningLinguist
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Denver is the first city that comes to mind. Wife and I would actually consider living there despite the cold
It really doesn't get that cold here. Only a few real bad days a winter when the blustery storms actually do roll through, which is hardly ever. Maybe 2-3 good ones a winter down here in the city. A good puffy down jacket, beanie, and some light gloves is all you need and you're set.
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:17 pm to TDcline
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Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is awesome, I've been there quite a few times for work.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:25 pm to SabiDojo
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Birmingham is a beautiful city.
Bham now is light years ahead of Bham 5 yrs ago.
Several great breweries
Exploding downtown area, including the nicest Double-A ballpark in America
Great food scene (zaggats called it the top up and coming food city)
Good golf with Robert Trent Jones courses
Nearby lakes (Lake Martin and Smith Lakes are awesome. Some huge homes)
Very centrally located (2 hrs to Atlanta, 2.5 hrs to Nashville, 4 to the beach, 5 to Nola)
And the cost of living is still incredibly low
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:33 pm to Tingle
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Chattanooga is in a great location but it has too much ghetto to be another Asheville.
That's the thing. When you look at towns like Asheville, Bend Oregon, Portland Oregon, Austin... the thing they have in common is that there was little to no ghetto to begin with and what there was wasn't that bad and is now almost all gone. In Austin, the east side of 35 was sketchy even 10 years ago, but never even approached the 3rd or 5th wards of Houston, and now that it has gentrified, all of the undesirables moved of to Pflugerville. Bend is a 1950's time capsule except more granola. Portland is the whitest city in America. Asheville is a mountain town in Appalachia that was never big enough nor had enough industry to attract a ghetto and the demographics of the area don't support the formation of one. Chattanooga on the other hand has a legacy ghetto issue from its former mills that is too large and ingrained to go away. The thing about Detroit isn't that the shift in the American economy removed all the wealth from the region. Detroit's huge northern suburbs are some of the nicest and richest in the country. A lot of people don't realize that, but it's true. There's still a great deal of money there. What happened is that people decided they didn't want to live near ghettos, have ghetto kids bussed into their kids schools, or be ruled by the mayors the ghettos elected and they moved north to a different county. I say that to make my point about any city that has a legacy ghetto issue becoming the next Austin. Ain't going to happen. You can live in Downtown Austin or a few minutes from downtown and your kids will go to a great public school that sits on a pretty lake. That's what I always ask when someone says "such and such is the next Austin!" - I say "Can you send your kids to public school IN the city?" Almost always, that's a no. 99% of the time, you can't. In most places the city schools still suck and no matter how "cool" the urban area has become for hipsters, anyone who has a kid has to move to the 'burbs, which are the same everywhere. That's the issue in Houston or Dallas. You can have a cool house in the cool Heights and do cool urban things, but have a kid and you are either moving to Katy or paying for private school. In Austin, you can stay urban and the kids will go to a good school.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:34 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Another great small city is Bend, Oregon.
Bend is the nicest city in America. It's like an earthly paradise. A '50s time capsule, but with a lot more granola.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:36 pm to ColoradoAg03
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It really doesn't get that cold here.
It doesn't.
Denver is not really that cold and is hardly ever overcast. The weather is much better than people think.
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