Smaller metro bypassing larger, more well known metro in the same state state. (vacation home)

[cbusflyer]

Columbus is poised to bypass Cleveland's metro population around 2018. Are there any other states, where a lesser know metro is bypassing a larger more established metro?

[Vegabern]

Not that any metro is known outside Montana but Missoula is growing faster than Billings or Great Falls. Missoula is a trendier town in the mountains where Great Falls and Billings are older, more working class? towns farther from the mountains. Missoula is also seeing a large influx of vacation homeownerns and retirees. Billings may be making another push though thanks to the Baaken oil field.

[mayonaise]

Rochester is poised to surpass Buffalo as the second largest city in New York in about 8-12 years.

[R1070]

Columbus may pass Cleveland, but I think the census should include the Akron portion with Cleveland. It really just seems like one big area up there as the suburbs do connect. I think that's unfair for the Cleveland metro area. It does feel like a bigger metro than 2 million also.

[cbusflyer]

Originally Posted by R1070

Columbus may pass Cleveland, but I think the census should include the Akron portion with Cleveland. It really just seems like one big area up there as the suburbs do connect. I think that's unfair for the Cleveland metro area. It does feel like a bigger metro than 2 million also.

True, but I am sure there are many politicians making sure this does not happen and want to keep them separate. The same could be said about Dayton and Cincinnati.