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re: Which small city will be the next to boom the way Austin and Nashville have?
Posted on 5/3/18 at 8:52 am to Upperdecker
Posted on 5/3/18 at 8:52 am to Upperdecker
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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
OKC is boring as they come. Nobody out of state wants to move there. There is nothing to do in that city.
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 8:56 am to McLemore
I guess I have a misunderstanding of what MSA area is. The city populations are a fraction of that MSA number. I'm curious how large of the area around they cities they are using.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:00 am to ctiger69
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There is nothing to do in that city.
I've never found a city in which there was nothing to do.
Most cities, outside of the big three have exactly the same stuff to do. Eat, drink, ballgames.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:04 am to Salmon
quote:I like this prediction
Huntsville, Alabama
quote:Really? Alot must have changed since 2008-2010
Tulsa, OK
I used to go once a year, and we all said how it looked like a town that went through an oil boom/apocalyptic scenario
The downtown and infrastructure seemed huge, and we would see max 5 people out and about in restaurants
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:05 am to Displaced
quote:
i guess I have a misunderstanding of what MSA area is. The city populations are a fraction of that MSA number. I'm curious how larg
MSA are probably the best representation of the total metro area. Much better comparison tool than city population.
City populations aren’t comparable due to the differences in size. Compare Atlanta and Jacksonville. No one thinks Jacksonville is truly a bigger “city” than Atlanta just because Jacksonville proper covers a huge area while Atlanta is much smaller.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:05 am to TDcline
Already happening but San Marcos (Hays County) TX is booming.
The county population grew from 157,000 in 2010 to an estimated 204,000 in 2016-a rocking growth rate of 30% over 6 years.
It's basically an Austin suburb now.
The county population grew from 157,000 in 2010 to an estimated 204,000 in 2016-a rocking growth rate of 30% over 6 years.
It's basically an Austin suburb now.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:12 am to TDcline
St. Petersburg
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:16 am to lsupride87
A lot can change in 10 years
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:24 am to TDcline
Huntsville or Birmingham
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:27 am to tiger perry
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Birmingham city has poor government. Huntsville will do better
That's fixable within an election or two.
Perhaps more importantly for Birmingham, the way the school districts are structured there is going to strangle any real sustained growth almost from "go".
Unless Mountain Brook, Vestavia, Hoover, etc. are willing to integrate within a larger Jefferson County system, then it won't really go anywhere. Fat chance of that happening.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:30 am to TDcline
South East, people keep trying to get away from the shite cold weather, plus the boom in latinos helps too.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:32 am to TDcline
Lake Hermitage, LA once they finish paving the road. They’ve made it to the second village so far, but once they make it all the way to the FD, watch out!
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:35 am to Paul Allen
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A lot can change in 10 years
True. But most cities are already planning 10 years out.
The real changes will come when people aren't tethered to a jobsite or office anymore and are free to telecommute. I think metros that are looking to attract people for quality of life vs putting all their hopes in industry will experience the most growth.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:51 am to RogerTheShrubber
Pensacola!
Posted on 5/3/18 at 3:59 pm to Displaced
quote:
I guess I have a misunderstanding of what MSA area is. The city populations are a fraction of that MSA number. I'm curious how large of the area around they cities they are using.
City limits are mostly useless these days. E.g. City of Atlanta is only 470k. San Francisco is only 850k and change.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 4:03 pm to McLemore
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Bozeman, MT current MSA around 200K. Tech, tourism, and lots of people escaping CA and Seattle. (just don't come to Missoula, please--another similar town that is doing well)
Kalispell and the whole Flathead Valley is booming as well. I never knew I’d bitch about traffic but lately it has gotten intolerable in the summer months.
And what makes it crazy sounding is the closest interstate to us is two hours south near Missoula.
This post was edited on 5/3/18 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 5/3/18 at 4:07 pm to Upperdecker
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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
That was my first thought as well, but OKC isn't vibrant like Austin and Nashville were/are. Having the Thunder move in helped, but it's just lacking in things to do that draw people. I lived there for four years and enjoyed it, but it's honestly just pretty boring in OKC and I don't see that changing enough to give it a huge population boom.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 4:09 pm to TDcline
Slidell.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 4:14 pm to Ostrich
quote:dfw blew up and I wouldn't call it vibrant
That was my first thought as well, but OKC isn't vibrant like Austin and Nashville were/are.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 4:53 pm to TDcline
It's not super small at 2.2 million people, but I'm hopeful that Kansas City is lining up for a growth spurt.
We've had a nice thing going on with being the first Google Fiber city, we're developing a solid little tech hub, and we're finally investing in some infrastructure. The streetcar starter line has been a booming success over the last 2 years, and they've already passed a 3 mile extension which will make the entire line extend right through the main artery of the city.
We also just got the brand new airport approved to replace our 1970's prison-style airport, which will provide more flights and revenue for the city. This will be a nice complement to the new 800 room convention hotel that just broke ground downtown.
I've heard some people compare Kansas City right now to where Denver was in the 90's before it took off.
We've had a nice thing going on with being the first Google Fiber city, we're developing a solid little tech hub, and we're finally investing in some infrastructure. The streetcar starter line has been a booming success over the last 2 years, and they've already passed a 3 mile extension which will make the entire line extend right through the main artery of the city.
We also just got the brand new airport approved to replace our 1970's prison-style airport, which will provide more flights and revenue for the city. This will be a nice complement to the new 800 room convention hotel that just broke ground downtown.
I've heard some people compare Kansas City right now to where Denver was in the 90's before it took off.
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