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Looks good, but to me it seems like NYC should be in there somewhere. It added nearly 700,000 people not just once, but twice in the three most recent decades. And unlike most on the list above, it added people without adding land area. Maybe Phoenix too based just on growth. Although no one gets too excited about it, they move there nonetheless.
I feel like NYC was the original "It" city, and has arguably had many "It city" moments over the course of history.
If you go back over the decades even earlier, this is my guess of how it might look--
2030s projected: Raleigh, Tampa or Salt Lake City ?
2020s: Nashville, Austin
2010s: Charlotte, Las Vegas
2000s: Miami, Seattle
1990s: Portland, Dallas
1980s: Atlanta, Houston
1970s: LA, San Francisco
1960s: LA, NYC
1950s: NYC, Boston
1940s: Baltimore, Cleveland
1930s: NYC, Detroit
1920s: St Louis, NYC
1910s: NYC, Chicago
1900s: NYC
To Black people, Atlanta Charlotte and Houston.maybe Raleigh
To White people, Nashville and Austin. Maybe Greenville.
To specific foreigners, it depends in the background. Pheonix never gets a due praise here.
“It” cities are not really universal. It depends on you. I don’t hear anyone in real life going bonkers over Nashville and Austin, I like Nashville, but I really only hear about it on this board. I say that to say it’s always good to get behind cultural lenses sometimes
I feel like for an It, city you need growth. Austin is probably one of the few cities in the U.S likely to grow faster between 2020 and 2030 than it did between 2010-2020. So many new businesses announced their moving here or to the suburbs, that the new tech growth alone is going to push this city into the 100,000 people per year range. Something only Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and NYC can do now. It’s almost ridiculous how many new factories or own town office space or new residential tower gets announced weekly.
I feel like for an It, city you need growth. Austin is probably one of the few cities in the U.S likely to grow faster between 2020 and 2030 than it did between 2010-2020. So many new businesses announced their moving here or to the suburbs, that the new tech growth alone is going to push this city into the 100,000 people per year range. Something only Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and NYC can do now. It’s almost ridiculous how many new factories or own town office space or new residential tower gets announced weekly.
Not sure about that growth. It's getting more expensive, and it's bumping up against infrastructure issues.
An (or the) "it" city, sure, but anything more than the 2-3% annual growth range seems a bit much.
I feel like NYC was the original "It" city, and has arguably had many "It city" moments over the course of history.
If you go back over the decades even earlier, this is my guess of how it might look--
2030s projected: Raleigh, Tampa or Salt Lake City ?
2020s: Nashville, Austin
2010s: Charlotte, Las Vegas
2000s: Miami, Seattle
1990s: Portland, Dallas
1980s: Atlanta, Houston
1970s: LA, San Francisco
1960s: LA, NYC
1950s: NYC, Boston
1940s: Baltimore, Cleveland
1930s: NYC, Detroit
1920s: St Louis, NYC
1910s: NYC, Chicago
1900s: NYC
Just guessing here, approximately.
Any thoughts?
id move st louis down to the 1900s or 1910s, take off NYC in the 1900 and 1930s and possibly 1960s. Remove Boston from 1950s.
Phoenix and it's metro hands down, highest rent increases in the country and fastest growing city in the country. Seems like everyone is moving there or thinking of moving there or has had family that moved there. I also saw a list on which regions Gen Z and millennials are flocking to and Phoenix was pretty high up there.
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