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Old 06-29-2008, 04:25 PM
 
Location: Cleveland Suburbs
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Fifteen Midwest counties made the list of U.S. Census Bureau's list of America's 100 fastest-growing counties*.
Nearly all of these counties could be considered exurban, as most are located on the fringe of an urbanized area. I've included the rate of population growth and the metro area/nearest major city:

Two of them are located in Ohio (Columbus and Cincinnati)

2. Kendall County, IL- 61.7% -Chicago
12. Lincoln County, SD- 45.9% -Sioux Falls
13. Delaware County, OH- 42.5% -Columbus
21. Scott County, MN- 38.7% -Twin Cities
26. Hamilton County, IN- 37.3% -Indianapolis
33. Dallas County, IA- 33.7% -Des Moines
36. Will County, IL- 33.0% -Chicago
38. Sherburne County, MN- 31.9% -Twin Cities
54. Christian County, MO- 29.9% -Springfield
68. Lincoln County, MO- 28.7% -St Louis
73. Wright County, MN- 27.6% -Twin Cities
80. Warren County, OH- 26.8% -Cincinnati
81. St Croix County, WI- 26.7% -Twin Cities
85. Hendricks County, IN- 26.0% -Indianapolis
87. Boone County, IL- 25.9% -Rockford
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Old 06-29-2008, 06:04 PM
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Location: Ohio
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I'm not sure that this is cause for celebration. It's just evidence that an increasing number of Americans are choosing to live 1 county away from their big-city jobs. The more expensive fuel gets, the more dubious a choice that is.
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Old 06-29-2008, 06:17 PM
 
Location: Tampa Bay
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Yea that list looks like a clear indicator Ohio is barely puttering along. It has seven cities over five hundred thousand people and only two counties seeing decent growth in the top eighty-seven you listed. Those counties could be growing from people leaving other instate areas too. Booooo~
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Old 06-29-2008, 08:36 PM
 
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I'm not sure that this is cause for celebration. It's just evidence that an increasing number of Americans are choosing to live 1 county away from their big-city jobs. The more expensive fuel gets, the more dubious a choice that is.
I got $20 worth of gas the other day, that's 4.79 gallons @ $4.16/gallon ... DT Cincy is the largest center of employment in the region with Clifton (Uptown) being second, we will be seeing a huge increase of people moving closer to the city center if this keeps up. Which it will.
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Old 06-29-2008, 09:10 PM
 
Location: Camelot
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Yea that list looks like a clear indicator Ohio is barely puttering along. It has seven cities over five hundred thousand people and only two counties seeing decent growth in the top eighty-seven you listed. Those counties could be growing from people leaving other instate areas too. Booooo~
Well said! Nothing like debunking spin! It is one thing to say that an area is growing in population, but when you are robbing peter to pay paul, the increase is irreverent! The population is just transfered, not increased overall.
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Old 06-29-2008, 10:31 PM
 
Location: Tipp City, Ohio
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Not sure whether this really matters, but for the record, Warren County is closer to Dayton, not Cincinnati. I was just on vacation in North Carolina, told someone I was from Dayton, and heard the usual "Oh, isn't that an old industrial town?" question in response. The fact that Warren County is actually growing should be a bright spot for the Dayton metro area ("Miami Valley"). Instead, Cincinnati gets the credit .
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Old 06-30-2008, 06:42 AM
 
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Instead, Cincinnati gets the credit .
We'll be one metro by 2010 anyway.
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Old 06-30-2008, 04:54 PM
 
Location: Cleveland Suburbs
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Yes, as you can see with this new population growth, the sparwl is getting ridiculous. You can see this in many of the major metros on this list. But this is a national thing these days. Look at cities out west. Phoenix and Las Vegas. The sprawl is terrible.

People need to move back into the cities. Urban living is starting to become a popular trend, but it needs to move quicker IMO.
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Old 07-01-2008, 12:57 PM
 
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Nope. I do Not live in either one.
God Bless.
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Old 07-02-2008, 09:11 AM
 
Location: Windsor, Vero Beach, FL
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We moved to Franklin County, but not too far from the Delaware line. IMO, this just shows that Columbus and Cincinnati MSAs are holding there own and not losing populations.

On the subject of suburban sprawl, I agree that it has gotten out of hand, but this is not a new phenomenon. IMO, urban areas have done little over the past several decades to entice the majority of middle class families to pick the city over suburbia.

We picked suburbia because it offered us what is most important to us - good schools. I would love to be closer to Columbus proper - and the only option that seemed viable was Upper Arlington. Homes there we found were okay, dated and over-priced. The Columbus suburbs offered us the schools and housing we were looking for.

Even knowing that gas prices will most definitely rise higher, I don't feel the urge to move closer in. The suburb I picked offers everything my family needs / wants at the right price.
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