What large Southern US metro area would you want to live in? (neighborhood, living)
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What large Southern US metro area would you want to live in?
I myself might be moving to the South in a couple of months. I've already had a bunch of relatives move out there in the past few years. And I was reading that the South has the largest population growth rate of all the regions in the US...
Coming from Orange County, eastern summers will be hellish, and southeastern summers that much more hellish (unless of course you're into things like having it stay hot all night).
You'll probably have a bigger house, with less going on in your neighborhood (whether good stuff or bad stuff).
There will be more conformity in politics and religion (I know OC is known for conservatism but it's actually a mecca for independents; the South not so much).
Demographic differences, too: hard to significant Hispanic or especially Asian communities in the South.
People will probably be friendlier and perhaps nosier; your take on that will depend on your personality.
Very few Southern cities have good beach access, due in large part to the threat of hurricanes.
The migration rate is an interesting statistic, and that's about it. The South is far less populated than the "North", but yes it is gaining people, which makes sense as a matter of diffusion/evening out of densities.
If I had to live in the South, I might choose Virginia Beach.
Of course you would, you already live there........
I live in a smallish city of 200K 90 miles east of Dallas as of now, but yes, I have lived in both of those metros & would move back.
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