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We've all seen the promoted blogs and articles about those "up and coming" cities that are so amazingly great that "everyone is moving to." The only problem is that sometimes it seems that the only evidence being offered up for this supposed greatness are population surges coupled with some vague economic forecasts.
At the same time we see cities that are supposedly on the decline building streetcars, high rises, and continuing to add big time amenities.
What is population increase really an indicator of? Do some cities just continue to add population without increasing their actual stature or influence?
Cities that grow mostly with retirees and tourism are more important for retirees and tourism, but probably not for other things like corporate presence.
I voted OKC. I think there is still a tremendous growth potential there, but it is still dependent on oil, the regional "induced seismicity" and lack of a major employer outside of State government, and US military. It still offers a relatively low cost of living, but other factors perhaps make this area less relevant in the longterm.
In absolute numbers, it's slowly growing, but increasingly more and more cities (that are growing at a much faster rate) are now leap frogging it in terms of size and even economic influence.
I voted Jacksonville. It's always been in Miami's shadow and I think going forward it will be increasingly outshined by Orlando and to a lesser extent Tampa
San Antonio. It is a beautiful city and it is quickly growing. However, outside of tourism and maybe military, its prominence in TX and in the Southern US in general is declining. It is quickly being left in the dust by DFW, Houston, and even Austin in TX alone.
My next choice was Jacksonville or OKC. But neither of those cities had much "influence" anyways aside from their regional markets.
Charlotte. Growing a lot, but it's slowly starting to play second fiddle to the research triangle.
The Triangle is growing in prominence for sure but to say that Charlotte is starting to play second fiddle isn't reflective of reality at all.
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