Atlanta vs Houston vs Dallas, Which City will be more urban at the end of the decade? (live, best)
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Atlanta and Dallas are close. Probably slight edge to Atlanta. Houston has a ways to catch up.
Ha ha, a ways to catch up to where?
Houston had the more consistent density of the 3, Dallas has the least.
Atlanta and Houston has the higher peak densities, Dallas doesn't come close.
So the highest of the 3 are either Atlanta or Houston, but Dallas having the lowest peak density and least consistent density is definitely the bottom of those 3.
In terms of their respective UA:
UA Population:
Houston- 5,853,575
DFW - 5,732,354
Atlanta - 4,999,259
UA density
Houston - 3,339.8 ppsm
DFW - 3,281.5 ppsm
ATL- 2,040.1 ppsm
Last edited by atadytic19; 01-16-2023 at 03:13 PM..
ATL is only urban in the core. Dallas seems more urban to me outside of the core.
If anything, this is opposite. Dallas probably has the most consistent core it’s just a lot smaller than the other two. DFW as a whole is the most suburban based metro of these. Atlanta is easily the most continuously urban city of these.
If anything, this is opposite. Dallas probably has the most consistent core it’s just a lot smaller than the other two. DFW as a whole is the most suburban based metro of these. Atlanta is easily the most continuously urban city of these.
What do you consider urban? ATL looks like a small town in the Deep South outside of the core.
What do you consider urban? ATL looks like a small town in the Deep South outside of the core.
Outside of the core you have edge cities in Sandy Springs/Perimeter Center, Cumberland/The Battery, Decatur, and numerous town downtown areas of Alpharetta, Marietta, Norcross, Cumming, Peachtree Corners, Duluth, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Lawrenceville, etc.
If anything, this is opposite. Dallas probably has the most consistent core it’s just a lot smaller than the other two. DFW as a whole is the most suburban based metro of these. Atlanta is easily the most continuously urban city of these.
Umm... I think you have that backward. And on a metro level... Atlanta and Houston have nothing like Fort Worth next door.
ATL is only urban in the core. Dallas seems more urban to me outside of the core.
Atlanta is the more urban city while Houston may be the most urban metro, overall. I believe that Dallas is more continuous as one posted stated but its core feels the least urban IMO. It will be interesting moving forward.
Come to think of it, these will be the country's 4th, 5th, and 6th largest metros as well by the end of the decade.
Each city have great projects going on and I'm excited to see the cities advance and grow.
If anything, this is opposite. Dallas probably has the most consistent core it’s just a lot smaller than the other two. DFW as a whole is the most suburban based metro of these. Atlanta is easily the most continuously urban city of these.
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Originally Posted by ShenardL
Outside of the core you have edge cities in Sandy Springs/Perimeter Center, Cumberland/The Battery, Decatur, and numerous town downtown areas of Alpharetta, Marietta, Norcross, Cumming, Peachtree Corners, Duluth, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Lawrenceville, etc.
Atlanta’s core is more Urban based than Dallas, including the surrounding neighborhoods like Edgewood, and etc. but outside of the Core and those areas, Atlanta feels disconnected throughout its metro. It gives me a small Southern Village type of feel.
On the flip side, I feel the opposite about the DFW. I mean by comparison to Atlanta it’s MASSIVE, I mean with Fort Worth alone, I don’t think there’s anything in Atlanta’s metro that can rival it. Traveling throughout the DFW metro is much easier because like You said, it’s the most consistent. You have houses, apartments, restaurants, large company buildings, entertainment, I mean it’s endless.
For example. Plano has Downtown Plano & Legacy West, and a bunch of other large city amenities, without even having to drive to Dallas. I feel like this is the vibe across the DFW. So driving throughout the metro it feels more dense, feels more busy,
Atlanta’s core is more Urban based than Dallas, including the surrounding neighborhoods like Edgewood, and etc. but outside of the Core and those areas, Atlanta feels disconnected throughout its metro. It gives me a small Southern Village type of feel.
On the flip side, I feel the opposite about the DFW. I mean by comparison to Atlanta it’s MASSIVE, I mean with Fort Worth alone, I don’t think there’s anything in Atlanta’s metro that can rival it. Traveling throughout the DFW metro is much easier because like You said, it’s the most consistent. You have houses, apartments, restaurants, large company buildings, entertainment, I mean it’s endless.
For example. Plano has Downtown Plano & Legacy West, and a bunch of other large city amenities, without even having to drive to Dallas. I feel like this is the vibe across the DFW. So driving throughout the metro it feels more dense, feels more busy,
If you're saying it feels more sprawly and endless then I agree. Atlanta's core counties of Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, Clayton, and Dekalb are the built-up areas with higher population densities and Forsyth is building up now. Outside of these areas, the other counties are very rural with low populations and small towns.
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