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It seems like every decade, there's a handful of cities that are hyped by the media and/or economists as "the place to be," and anybody who doesn't desire to live in them is some sort of loser, square, deviant, socialist, etc. Going back in time as far as you'd like, which cities do you recall being "the place to be" in past decades? Which cities do you think will be "the place to be" this decade? Here's my list:
1980's
- Chicago, IL
- Los Angeles, CA
- Miami, FL
- Phoenix, AZ
1990's
- Atlanta, GA
- Las Vegas, NV
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
2000's
- Austin, TX
- Boston, MA
- Portland, OR
- Raleigh, NC
2010's?
- Houston, TX
- Nashville, TN
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
(I'm also confident that many of the major "Rust Belt" cities will be on the 2020's list.)
2010s for Nashville? No. I think that we'll continue to grow at a pretty healthy rate...but I still think we're still going to be somewhat under the radar as far as the TOP 'places to be'....we should definitely be in the next group (top 10-15), though.
Location: Cleveland bound with MPLS in the rear-view
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2010-2020:
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Souix Falls, SD
Fargo, ND
Rochester, MN
Des Moines
Madison
Denver
Salt Lake City
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Raleigh (again)
I see a shift toward the Plains and some continuation in already-hot growth spots, but to a higher degree. The bigger boom cities of last decade may slow down a bit this decade. Just my vision.
I'd put Charlotte on the 2010-2020 list. In general though, the downtowns of most cities (even ones losing population) are doing very well. I read the other day that downtown Baltimore is booming, for example.
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