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We are moving to Alabama next month and there are so mmany people there who recently moved from Illinois, both Chicago and other areas as well. Why the mass exodus and why Alabama?? I guess Alabama is affordable, but is there another draw for this population? And what's wrong with Illinois?
I've never heard of this, but Chicagoland is a metro area of almost 10 million people and has been seeing out-migration for decades, so in any fast-growing area there are probably a lot of Chicagoans.
Yep, Illinois contributes greatly to the population growth of about 37 other states.
I know we had a ton of them in Arkansas as well.
I’m in Wisconsin right now which could almost be called New Illinois.
I would think Georgia, Florida and Texas (and a lesser degree TN and NC) would be more viable choices since they have areas that contain that big city experience like you find in Illinois, plus you still get to escape the worst of winters like you get there (at the expense of less pleasant summers). AL is more for those who want a more slow-paced lifestyle with a generally more conservative bent and a dirt cheap cost of living, and I'd imagine some folks move for that "simpler" lifestyle that they miss or wanted to experience, while viewing how urban TX/GA/FL are seen as 'full" due to the relentless growth that some could fear could resemble IL in the medium run. I also could see the draw for those from central/southern IL who want to escape being marginalized to Chicagoland. Huntsville feels like a nice suburb of Chicago, but that's all, while Birmingham and Mobile aren't exactly booming like its southern peers.
I would think Georgia, Florida and Texas (and a lesser degree TN and NC) would be more viable choices since they have areas that contain that big city experience like you find in Illinois, plus you still get to escape the worst of winters like you get there (at the expense of less pleasant summers). AL is more for those who want a more slow-paced lifestyle with a generally more conservative bent and a dirt cheap cost of living, and I'd imagine some folks move for that "simpler" lifestyle that they miss or wanted to experience, while viewing how urban TX/GA/FL are seen as 'full" due to the relentless growth that some could fear could resemble IL in the medium run. I also could see the draw for those from central/southern IL who want to escape being marginalized to Chicagoland. Huntsville feels like a nice suburb of Chicago, but that's all, while Birmingham and Mobile aren't exactly booming like its southern peers.
I'm moving to the Mobile area so maybe Gulf Shores and the beach are thr draw
Doesn't surprise me, Alabama is going through rapid economic evolution, Alabama has been booming the past 5 or so years. Of course the state is very much slept on even tho it actually has one of the highest imbound migrations, ranked 11th in capital investments last year as well as one of the fastest falling poverty rate in the states.
The job boom isn't just isolated to Huntsville, its everywhere, Florence, Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Dothan, Phenix City, Montgomery, Cullman, etc; every corner of the state. Its especially true in Huntsville, Birmingham, and Mobile. Birmingham and Mobile are building up just as many industries and jobs as Huntsville actually, (for example, Mobile has just started construction on the largest Logistics Park in the Southeast producing 10,000 jobs).
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Doesn't surprise me, Alabama is rapidly industrializing, Alabama has been booming the past 5 or so years. Of course the state is very much slept on even tho it actually has one of the highest imbound migrations, ranked 11th in capital investments last year as well as one of the fastest falling poverty rate in the states.
Well industries are rapidly moving into state (usually about 2-3 with 200-500 jobs every week), so I'm not sure what you want me to replace the word with
Alabama overall the cheapest state with Mississippi and West Virginia. The American way and as the darling sunbelt cities and sprawling metros get pricier. It reasons which more left out states are next in the sunbelt without real winters. Even much of Appalachia in the North is cheap. But it gets real winters a scourge today and more regulations and rules. Still less in their rural areas away from larger metros.
Could it be some people going back to their roots as well, considering the aspect of northern migration and now some moving back Down South.
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