Will houston surpass chicago as the third largest city (better, compared, place)
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You're the biggest Houston homer/booster on this site by far.
Houston passing Chicago in population may, at some point, be inevitable, but only because its city limits are two and a half times the size. Metro Chicago however will always maintain a large lead. I personally don't see Houston ever taking off ahead of Chicago in terms of population anyway. I feel like they'd always be neck and neck, and would constantly switch between third, and fourth largest city. Just my theory...
You're the biggest Houston homer/booster on this site by far.
I made it up? Nah, you're just overly sensitive.
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Houston passing Chicago in population may, at some point, be inevitable, but only because its city limits are two and a half times the size. Metro Chicago however will always maintain a large lead. I personally don't see Houston ever taking off ahead of Chicago in terms of population anyway. I feel like they'd always be neck and neck, and would constantly switch between third, and fourth largest city. Just my theory...
Metro Chicago won't always maintain a lead, if you look at current (and past) growth rates, but okay.
The only reason why Chicago has not experienced the growth Houston, Dallas, or Atlanta has sustained is because of the weather and it's up and down economy. People would rather deal with heat over cold. If people got over the weather thing and Chicago's economy maintains a successful economy, it.will.ex.plode. Because Chicago is a relatively cheap city with great resources at a perfect location within the US. Over 450,000 people have moved to the Chicago area in the last decade by estimates. That's a pretty healthy growth no matter what way you slice it.
The only reason why Chicago has not experienced the growth Houston, Dallas, or Atlanta has sustained is because of the weather and it's up and down economy. People would rather deal with heat over cold. If people got over the weather thing and Chicago's economy maintains a successful economy, it.will.ex.plode. Because Chicago is a relatively cheap city with great resources at a perfect location within the US. Over 450,000 people have moved to the Chicago area in the last decade by estimates. That's a pretty healthy growth no matter what way you slice it.
Most of the growth coming from international residents and natural increase, but I agree, Chicago is cheap compared to Florida, California, and the Northeast. It isn't cheap compared to Texas, Georgia, or NC.
Lost in all this talk about Houston's metropolitan area population catching Chicago's metro population is that the Houston metro isn't even the most populous in Texas. That would be DFW.
Lost in all this talk about Houston's metropolitan area population catching Chicago's metro population is that the Houston metro isn't even the most populous in Texas. That would be DFW.
Right they need to surpass Dallas first. Someone needs to make that that thread. Will Houston ever pass Dallas as the Largest metro
Most of the growth coming from international residents and natural increase, but I agree, Chicago is cheap compared to Florida, California, and the Northeast. It isn't cheap compared to Texas, Georgia, or NC.
Once again, none of this matters. You talk about me being overly sensitive, yet you're denying and skewing the facts for every point that is made in favor of Chicago. Yes, Chicago is loosing in terms of domestic migration, but so are New York and L.A.
I don't even fully understand what you're trying to prove by continuously bringing up domestic migration. Are you trying to infer that Houston is better than Chicago because more U.S citizens happen to move there than Chicago? By that logic, Houston would be way better than New York.
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Originally Posted by Scarface713
Metro Chicago won't always maintain a lead, if you look at current (and past) growth rates, but okay.
Yup, and Houston should be surpassing the continent of Europe any day now...
Most of the growth coming from international residents and natural increase, but I agree, Chicago is cheap compared to Florida, California, and the Northeast. It isn't cheap compared to Texas, Georgia, or NC.
It really doesn't matter how Chicago has grown though. At least not to me. Growing around 500,000 per decade is healthy.
Once again, none of this matters. You talk about me being overly sensitive, yet you're denying and skewing the facts for every point that is made in favor of Chicago. Yes, Chicago is loosing in terms of domestic migration, but so are New York and L.A.
I don't even fully understand what you're trying to prove by continuously bringing up domestic migration. Are you trying to infer that Houston is better than Chicago because more U.S citizens happen to move there than Chicago? By that logic, Houston would be way better than New York.
A city being "better" than another city is someone's opinion. You can't be right or wrong on that. And I already said the reason why Chicago, LA, and NYC are declining is because families are being replaced by young couples or singles. Don't know how that is skewing facts, but I guess it is to you.
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Yup, and Houston should be surpassing the continent of Europe any day now...
Okay.
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Originally Posted by Drover
Lost in all this talk about Houston's metropolitan area population catching Chicago's metro population is that the Houston metro isn't even the most populous in Texas. That would be DFW.
So? That just means Dallas -Fort Worth will pass up Chicagoland, too.
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Originally Posted by MikeandIke27
Really sir Houston would have a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOg way to go to catch Chicago in Metro. City wise I can see Metro I dont think so
If trends continue, it'll be in about 40 years. That's a long way out, but Houston has been outgrowing Chicagoland for a while now.
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