[KoNgFooCj]

By all metrics, which major Florida metro will grow the most in the 2020?

Things to consider :
Population
Economy
Infrastructure
Diversity
Amenities
tourism
Housing

Every metro besides Miami has room to grow. How will the competition between Orlando and Tampa change?

[Courboursia]

Hmm, you ASK about the "FASTEST" ?? I suppose you mean the "quickest" in re a given TIMEFRAME??


Or do you mean the fastest in a particular *rate*? *percentage* ? or what?? do you want to examine "year over year" or over a stated period of time?? (like over the next 10 years?, 20 years? or by a particular year, say by 2021???


Then you ask by "ALL METRICS" ?? geez, that's an almost impossible prediction, or a pure uniformed guess because there are way too many unknowns! (Such as simple things like weather, taxes etc).


Here's my total "guess"


Population = Southwest Florida

Economy = Orlando

Infrastructure = Orlando



Diversity = Miami/Orlando
Amenities = Orlando/Tampa
tourism = Orlando
Housing = SW Florida

[beach43ofus]

Tampa, Jacksonville, and Miami all have water (Atlantic, Gulf, Bays, River) on at least One side of the city preventing growth in that direction.

Orlando has no sea/bay/river/gulf on any side of it, so land availability is all around a 360 degree range.

Thus, Orlando will grow the most by nearly every metric due to land availability. Some land will be used for commerce, which attracts jobs, then some will be used for residential. Orlando is also centrally located as a supply hub to the rest of the State, so there will be a lot of warehousing and transportation type jobs added.

The cities of Miami and Tampa are nearly built out, but their metro areas still have some land left. These cities' growth will be vertical (high rises). The city of Jacksonville is the largest in square miles, and still has lots of undeveloped land.

In most metrics, Orlando will be #1, Jacksonville #2, Tampa #3, and Miami #4, and I rank them this way due to available land.

SW Florida was not named by the OP, but there's a lot of available land in SW Florida, but of course the Gulf prevents Wesward growth. I think SW Florida will have a lot of residential and population growth, but not much commercial growth.

A lot of growth will start to move inland due to lower cost, and the State will continue to infill at a rapid rate like the I-4 corridor already has.

The Panhandle is another region to consider. There's still a lot of land available there, but the climate isnt as good as the rest of FLA, so growth will lag.

[KoNgFooCj]

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Orlando does have that advantage of being able to grow on all 4 sides while still having the ocean 50 minutes away. The area is dotted with a million lakes, but they are small enough to work around. Tampa and Orlando are both just as built out in the city limits. Orlando's city borders look weird and confusing as the city is split into 2 barely connected sections. I read something about the City possibly annexing some land to conjoin the 2 sections of the city together better.

[gypsychic]

I agree with Orlando. Also, Polk County is nearby and is already one of the fastest growing areas anywhere. It will one day pretty much connect with Orlando creating a megalopolis.

[boy3365]

Originally Posted by KoNgFooCj

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Orlando does have that advantage of being able to grow on all 4 sides while still having the ocean 50 minutes away. The area is dotted with a million lakes, but they are small enough to work around. Tampa and Orlando are both just as built out in the city limits. Orlando's city borders look weird and confusing as the city is split into 2 barely connected sections. I read something about the City possibly annexing some land to conjoin the 2 sections of the city together better.

It's interesting that quite a few neighborhoods/areas that make Orlando "Orlando" aren't even in city limits.

Hunters Creek
The Florida Mall area
Waterford Lakes
Avalon Park
University of Central Florida
Dr. Phillips
Pine Hills
International Drive south of Sand Lake (Pointe Orlando/Convention Center)

[MellonMD]

Percentage to population added, the Southwest Florida region has to be one city with the MOST residential growth. We're already seeing strong evidence of that, and it's massive.

[UrbanGenious25]

Orlando duh

[mwalker96]

Jacksonville with its land availability and being the largest city by square miles gives it plenty of room for growth. Orlando has the theme parks which is why it has consistent growth over the years but it's far too crowded for a city its size. Tampa I'm not sure, Miami's growth is probably going to be mostly by immigrants.

[aax]

The Theme Parks take up a HUGE area. You cannot grow 360 degrees because of them