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Interesting article in the Journal this morning about "Mountain Mega Metro Areas" Which consist of Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver & Albuquerque/Santa Fe. It talks about these areas being the new population booming centers of the West. The Albuquerque/Santa Fe area alone has grown by over 100,000 people since 2000.
You need to log in to read it. Does this article say where these new residents hail from? I know that Colorado has seen a huge influx of Californians over the last two decades thanks to the eroding economy on the coast.
Salt Lake has always had a high growth rate. But it's not because people are flocking there, it's because of the high birth rate which is right up there with many Third World countries. Don't get me wrong, a lot of people are moving to SLC, but a lot of people move away, too. If it weren't for those huge families in Utah, SLC wouldn't be growing much, if at all.
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Interesting article in the Journal this morning about "Mountain Mega Metro Areas" Which consist of Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver & Albuquerque/Santa Fe. It talks about these areas being the new population booming centers of the West. The Albuquerque/Santa Fe area alone has grown by over 100,000 people since 2000.
Just wait till they all run out of water in 10 years. Skyrocketing diesel prices will also mean higher food prices since you can't grow crops in desert
Just wait till they all run out of water in 10 years. Skyrocketing diesel prices will also mean higher food prices since you can't grow crops in desert
So true! That will really put a strain on budgets.
You need to log in to read it. Does this article say where these new residents hail from? I know that Colorado has seen a huge influx of Californians over the last two decades thanks to the eroding economy on the coast.
Colorado gains 100,000 people a year alone mainly from in-migration about 1/5 are from California. Basically the far West ID, UT, MT, WY, CO, NM will be like the near West of NV, AZ, OR, WA soon enough give or take 20-30 years.
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That will really put a strain on budgets.
