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Cities like Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Greenville SC and Charleston SC not to mention Atlanta, Houston and Austin have been driving population growth at the highest rates in recent years. As migration trends go saturation will occur before too long and other cities will crop up as "hotspots". I thought it could be interesting to try and identify some possibilities. I'll throw out Columbia SC as an option. It has the location (central, well connected with highways), lower cost of living (for now), is the state capital and a major university town (good infrastructure and jobs base) along with a moderate climate.
Cities like Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Greenville SC and Charleston SC not to mention Atlanta, Houston and Austin have been driving population growth at the highest rates in recent years.
Greenville does a pretty great job at marketing and of course has a model revitalized downtown, but it has not been among the Southern metros driving population growth at the highest rates in recent years. It has experienced healthy growth in recent years for sure (6.16% growth since 2010), but not chart-topping growth.
Here's the rate of growth for all of these metros from 2010-2015, with a few others thrown in.
If one looks at Orlando and Tampa as two of the fastest growing cities over the past several years and look at the geography of what sits in between them (Lakeland) it's somewhat intuitive to consider as outer ring development continues Lakeland emerging as a lower cost, centrally located option for commercial interests as well as residential.
If one looks at Orlando and Tampa as two of the fastest growing cities over the past several years and look at the geography of what sits in between them (Lakeland) it's somewhat intuitive to consider as outer ring development continues Lakeland emerging as a lower cost, centrally located option for commercial interests as well as residential.
Sorry. I just don't agree at all. If anything, Lakeland's proximity to both Tampa and Orlando will likely mean it'll be nothing more than a bedroom community for the two. There's nothing in Lakeland. No jobs, no infrastructure. It's just a pit stop, and an ugly one at that. There is still a crap ton of room in both Tampa and Orlando for things to grow, as the population density is very low, and both cities are worlds more desirable than a truck stop off I-4 like Lakeland.
Not one mention of Phoenix and its booming burbs? Odd.
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