Is Montana essentially what Colorado was 50+ years ago (ski resort, quality of life)
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Not really. Montana is already "discovered" enough for what it is. Due to it's harsh/winter environment, I believe that it will always be proportionally smaller to all the other mountain west cities.
Colorado is too unique for a number of factors for it to be replicated anywhere else.
Boise CSA extending as far away as Ontario, Oregon is around 800K population. Dayton-Springfield, Ohio CSA including Richmond, Ind. stretches out to a round million or so, to put it in perspective. I don't really see what in Idaho would ever support 5.5 million people, unless the West Coast goes underwater.
Montana was discovered a long time ago. What keeps it from growing is virtually no economy to speak of and lots of residents with chips on their shoulder that don't accept outsiders. I lived in Montana 16 years.
I don't get this comparison. 50 years ago was 1968. Colorado was already a ski resort area, and had a major city, (of course, Denver). Yes, it was growing like gangbusters, but the comparison to Montana today is a bit odd.
Today, Montana continues to offer several small to mid-sized metro areas, but the growth in Montana today is not anywhere near the growth of Colorado in the late 60's and 70's. Recent growth still shows CO with bigger percentage growth over Montana, though both States are continueing to grow.
I don't see much comparison, except for both States offering a good "divide" between the Rockies and the Plains.
Montana was discovered a long time ago. What keeps it from growing is virtually no economy to speak of and lots of residents with chips on their shoulder that don't accept outsiders. I lived in Montana 16 years.
Colorado is too unique for a number of factors for it to be replicated anywhere else.
Boise CSA extending as far away as Ontario, Oregon is around 800K population. Dayton-Springfield, Ohio CSA including Richmond, Ind. stretches out to a round million or so, to put it in perspective. I don't really see what in Idaho would ever support 5.5 million people, unless the West Coast goes underwater.
Hopefully it never does, that would ruin the quality of life and impact the natural resources Idaho has that other inland western states lack. Besides, Idaho has too much wild wilderness and too many mountains in the way to have that many people living within the borders.
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