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Hope this helps: Cities that are losing the most people or growing the slowest:
1. Detroit 2. St. Louis 3. Baltimore 4. Toledo 5. Cleveland 6. Buffalo 7. Pittsburgh 8. Long Beach, Ca.
9. Anchorage 10. Milwaukee 11. Chicago 12. Norfolk 13. Memphis 14. NYC 15. Honolulu
Cities with the most growth:
1. Irvine, Ca. 2. Henderson, Nv. 3. Seattle 4. Austin 5. Durham 6. Fort Worth 7. Gilbert, Az.
8. Charlotte 9. Denver 10. Atlanta 11. Orlando 12. Tampa 13. Scottsdale, Az. 14. Mesa, Az.
15. North Las Vegas.
Source? This sounds like it it is out of somebodies head. Both NYC and Chicago grew.
Source? This sounds like it it is out of somebodies head. Both NYC and Chicago grew.
If you read the small print, you might see where it says had the "slowest" and the "fastest" growth. NYC and Chicago grew, but they were not in the fastest 15 in regard to growth. Sources are the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The information is then published in the World Almanac and Books of Facts and not out of somebody's head? Get serious.
A word on Norfolk as someone who grew up around there. The wage scale (for civilian non-military affiliated workers) is one of the most depressed in the country. That wasn’t such a major issue in the early 2000s until housing prices skyrocketed. Now it has one of the worst wages to housing cost balances in the country. Beyond that the amenities are absolutely mediocre and there isn’t much to attract outsiders.
Oh wow, I didn't know the overheated housing market affected Norfolk to such an extent. Interestingly you don't see San Antonio having that same issue but I'd say its appeal to Mexicans and Mexican Americans, as well as being in Texas, help to offset any wage scale issues it might have had otherwise. Also it's private sector economy is more well-rounded than Norfolk's.
I believe that in the two list, the top were the former expensive cities now becoming cheaper and the bottom list are the cities that were cheaper that are becoming more expensive.
Which cities would those be? NYC is still expensive, and Detroit, St. Louis, Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo, Toledo, Milwaukee, Memphis, Norfolk, etc. were never expensive to begin with. Even Chicago is relatively affordable for a big city although housing costs are certainly on the rise within the Loop.
Which cities would those be? NYC is still expensive, and Detroit, St. Louis, Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo, Toledo, Milwaukee, Memphis, Norfolk, etc. were never expensive to begin with. Even Chicago is relatively affordable for a big city although housing costs are certainly on the rise within the Loop.
I simply listed the large cities with the fastest growing populations and the slowest. Some were and some were not expensive and are now cheaper vice versa. Whether they were or weren't is relative a matter of opinion. The fact is that the cities with decreasing or slow populations may have never been that expensive, but in relation to today's rents and power of the dollar, they are becoming more affordable as the demand drops and crime sets in. Bottom line, the faster a city grows or diminishes reflects on the cost of living in that place. I have no argument, just the credible date that I posted. It is only as good or useless as you want it to be. I did say that "I believe" which indicates that what I stated was only an opinion and we all have one.
God I would love to live there. If I could get guaranteed remote work, Wilmington would receive some serious relocation, but Charlotte would be wonderful too.
God I would love to live there. If I could get guaranteed remote work, Wilmington would receive some serious relocation, but Charlotte would be wonderful too.
Good luck to you. There are lots of opportunities in the Charlotte area and it seems that more and more jobs open up every day as long as Brandon keeps paying people to not work. It seems that most companies are desperate to hire workers.
Good luck to you. There are lots of opportunities in the Charlotte area and it seems that more and more jobs open up every day as long as Brandon keeps paying people to not work. It seems that most companies are desperate to hire workers.
Who is Brandon and how is it possible for one person to pay millions of people enough on an ongoing basis to eschew full-time work?
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Get serious.
