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Old 11-11-2013, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Atlanta (Finally on 4-1-17)
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Which Cities Americans Are Moving to

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Today's nightmare cities, Barone says, are mostly familiar ones: Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, and other former factory towns that no longer have enough jobs to support a shrinking population.

The new dream cities
tend to be ones in which low taxes and low housing costs are fostering population growth and prosperity: Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Nashville, Atlanta and several “mini Atlantas” including Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham and Jacksonville.
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Old 11-11-2013, 05:18 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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Out of the "dream cities" on that list only Atlanta and Nashville are exciting, Jacksonville for the beaches.
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Old 11-11-2013, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Braves Country
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Red state cities rather than blue state cities...hmmm lol
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Old 11-11-2013, 06:33 PM
 
Location: McLean, VA
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Red state cities rather than blue state cities...hmmm lol
It's not really a "red" or "blue" thing. It is the fact that those 'dream' cities are popular not only because they have jobs and a relatively good entertainment options, but also because they are cheaper. Cities with cheaper real estate will continue to become more popular as the income gap widens and people who are earn less move to cut down on their living expenses. Cities like San Francisco, DC, Boston and New York (particularly Manhattan) will become more and more become the centers of the uber-wealthy.
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Old 11-11-2013, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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It's not really a "red" or "blue" thing. It is the fact that those 'dream' cities are popular not only because they have jobs and a relatively good entertainment options, but also because they are cheaper. Cities with cheaper real estate will continue to become more popular as the income gap widens and people who are earn less move to cut down on their living expenses. Cities like San Francisco, DC, Boston and New York (particularly Manhattan) will become more and more become the centers of the uber-wealthy.
The "dream cities" are also in the southern US. Weather.
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Old 11-11-2013, 06:55 PM
 
Location: Midtown Atlanta
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Red state cities rather than blue state cities...hmmm lol
It's not red or blue. It's just simple economics. Jobs move to wherever it is cheaper to house the company. In many of these areas the city is still growing, thus more land is available to the companies. In places like the north, it is still very expensive to rent or buy a piece of land. This brings in more people and the prosperity commences from there.
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Old 11-11-2013, 06:56 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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It's not red or blue. It's just simple economics. Jobs move to wherever it is cheaper to house the company. In many of these areas the city is still growing, thus more land is available to the companies. In places like the north, it is still very expensive to rent or buy a piece of land. This brings in more people and the prosperity commences from there.
They also move for logistics reasons and an educated population.
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Old 11-11-2013, 06:59 PM
 
Location: Midtown Atlanta
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They also move for logistics reasons and an educated population.
Well, correct me if I'm wrong but the most educated part of this nation is the place where jobs are leaving the quickest (the northeast)
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Old 11-11-2013, 07:05 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Well, correct me if I'm wrong but the most educated part of this nation is the place where jobs are leaving the quickest (the northeast)
You got my message wrong on that one. Probably my lack of being articulate. We have great logistics. We have a very very educated work force (perhaps not THE best), we have favorable weather and we have a friendly business environment. Heck, I decided not to stay in the NE after college because of several of those things. So far so good.
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Old 11-11-2013, 07:07 PM
 
Location: Midtown Atlanta
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You got my message wrong on that one. Probably my lack of being articulate. We have great logistics. We have a very very educated work force (perhaps not THE best), we have favorable weather and we have a friendly business environment. Heck, I decided not to stay in the NE after college because of several of those things. So far so good.
Don't get me wrong I love Atlanta too, and I don't plan on leaving anytime soon
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