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You are right it is more than population difference. It's GDP, amenities, transportation, Airport, regional influence,etc... Charlotte is in a different tier in all of those cstegories
Charlotte’s amenities isn’t greater than Nashville. Excluding proximity to the beach. Yes, Charlotte’s GDP is 40 billion more than Nashville, that’s not entirely enough to say they’re both in different tiers. The DFW metroplex has 40 more billion GDP compared to Houston’s metro, but I believe both are still in the same tier group. Regional influence, Nashville probably has the edge. There’s no city in the mid south region growing as fast as Nashville to compete with excluding Atlanta. Meanwhile, Charlotte has Raleigh for competition. Y’all are treating Charlotte like it’s in the Atlanta tier while Nashville is like Greensboro, SC
Charlotte’s amenities isn’t greater than Nashville. Excluding proximity to the beach. Yes, Charlotte’s GDP is 40 billion more than Nashville, that’s not entirely enough to say they’re both in different tiers. The DFW metroplex has 40 more billion GDP compared to Houston’s metro, but I believe both are still in the same tier group. Regional influence, Nashville probably has the edge. There’s no city in the mid south region growing as fast as Nashville to compete with excluding Atlanta. Meanwhile, Charlotte has Raleigh for competition. Y’all are treating Charlotte like it’s in the Atlanta tier while Nashville is like Greensboro, SC
You mean Greensboro, NC? You’re right though, both Charlotte and Raleigh are booming and neither has an edge from a raw metro growth standpoint. Neat thing about Greensboro is that as a CSA metro, it’s fairly large for southern standards and easily accessible to both Raleigh and Charlotte. Nashville doesn’t have to complete against any of this sorts, that is definitely an advantage.
I will also add that due to the proximity of these 3 metros, the amenities are sort of shared, another notch in the belt for Nashville to boom as a stand-alone magnet for growth
Last edited by Big Aristotle; 05-19-2022 at 03:01 PM..
You mean Greensboro, NC? You’re right though, both Charlotte and Raleigh are booming and neither has an edge from a raw metro growth standpoint. Neat thing about Greensboro is that as a CSA metro, it’s fairly large for southern standards and easily accessible to both Raleigh and Charlotte. Nashville doesn’t have to complete against any of this sorts, that is definitely an advantage.
I will also add that due to the proximity of these 3 metros, the amenities are sort of shared, another notch in the belt for Nashville to boom as a stand-alone magnet for growth
Charlotte’s amenities isn’t greater than Nashville. Excluding proximity to the beach. Yes, Charlotte’s GDP is 40 billion more than Nashville, that’s not entirely enough to say they’re both in different tiers. The DFW metroplex has 40 more billion GDP compared to Houston’s metro, but I believe both are still in the same tier group. Regional influence, Nashville probably has the edge. There’s no city in the mid south region growing as fast as Nashville to compete with excluding Atlanta. Meanwhile, Charlotte has Raleigh for competition. Y’all are treating Charlotte like it’s in the Atlanta tier while Nashville is like Greensboro, SC
Amenities? Yes, by a long shot.
The two are not comparable at present. Maybe in ten years, but right now, no. Not at all.
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