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Are people moving to your town, or away? Well, if you live in Texas, there’s a good chance you have more neighbors, according to a Census report.
Dallas-Fort Worth added more than 162,000 residents between July 2006 and July 2007, more than any other metro area. Three other Texas areas - Houston, Austin and San Antonio - also cracked the top 10. Atlanta saw the second-largest population jump with just over 151,000 new residents.
Which means Walker Percy was right (somewhere in this book) when he said people were evacuating the northeast for milder climes and creating what he hated to call the New South.
Of the 50 fastest-growing metro areas, 27 were in the South and 20 were in the West.
Check out the map here. If Richard Florida - author of Rise of the Creative Class - is right, then we should want to live in the areas that are growing. That’s where education, salaries, lifestyle, etc., are going to be growing.
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One more diversion
Hendersonville, NC can’t handle many more of us. There is already a water problem. Sometime in the mid ’80’s, we were on a tourist trip to the Evergaldes. The ranger there told us that Florida had already exceeded the capacity of the natural resources to sustain it. Greensboro, NC is on water restriction. Too many people for the resource.
Tell me again, where are all these people going?
I used to live in Ft. Worth. It was about the right size in 1960, when it was Cow Town.
Water is more precious than gold.
The Great Lakes states will be making all kinds of deals with their southern counterparts to redirect water. With the anticipated demand watch for the tension to grown between Canada and the U.S. as most of the water flowing into the Great Lakes comes from Canada.
Canada and the U.S. have been haggling and making pacts and treaties for decades but it will get dicier as the water starved southern states continue to make demands for water.
We were just down visiting friends in Weaverville, NC, just north of Asheville. A truly lovely area, that’s been heavily marketed as a retirement destination. It’s changed quite a bit from the first time I was in Asheville nearly 15 years ago, accidentally stumbling on the area.
The influx of money that retirees bring in has resulted in new build houses being squeezed in anywhere and everywhere, as far as I could see. An unfortunate side effect is many young families being priced out of home ownership, as prices rose.
But, here in Buffalo, we have an ample supply of water from Lake Erie. I fear we won’t make the most of this resource, and it will be sold to southern states for a song. It would be par for the course for this area. We have an ample supply of clean hydro-generated electricity from the Falls, but most of it is sold downstate to NYC, and little of the benefit stays here.
I think eventually, if resources are managed properly, the Great Lakes area will again become a desireable destination for people to live. Our cities already have much of the infrastructure in place that is needing to be built in other areas.
I know many, in the industry that I work in, who have answered the siren call of the south - most often NC, it seems - and moved back after a few years.
Thomas- I lived in Buffalo 4 years prior to moving to NC. I do not miss Buffalo at all- the snow and the politics were enough to drive me bonkers. In Buffalo there was a tax, fee, or toll for everything- ugh.
I love NC. It is truly one of the most beautiful places to live. The people are quie friendly as well.
The housing is very expensive though. Our house in Buffalo sold for 75,000. That won’t even but you a piece of land here in Asheville, though.
The folks up in the NE are fleeing way more than cold weather. They are fleeing the affects of 100 years of socialism, unions, high taxes on everything, deteriorating infrastructure, liberal courts and business hating environment.
No business will locate there and that means no jobs, no jobs mean you starve unless you move to where there are jobs. I feel sorry for the folks who are left there now and have to deal with these whack jobs and slow death through poverty they deal to all who are forced to swallow the left’s vile swill.
The folks up in the NE are fleeing way more than cold weather. They are fleeing the affects of 100 years of socialism, unions, high taxes on everything, deteriorating infrastructure, liberal courts and business hating environment.
I hope they’ve learned their lesson and won’t try to take those ideas with them.
Anybody see the whole list anywhere? I’d like to know if the San Diego area is really getting even more crowded or if it just seems that way.
When I moved into my little community 14 years ago, it was so quiet I would forget there was a world outside. Now I constantly hear the dull roar of traffic on nearby roads, none of which is a freeway.
NJLawyer - If the Colorado experience is any bellweather, the NE loons will bring their communism with them.
The loony-commie Californians, after screwing their own state up to the point of unlivabilty, flowed into Colorado and are rapidly screwing it up with their old ways.
Worthygirl, I’ll second your opinion on the friendliness. We attended Easter services with our friends, and although not my cup of tea for several reasons, the people were among the friendliest I’ve ever met.
Were I to ever move, NC is on my short list!
KRM,
YOU WRITE:…..
“The loony-commie Californians, after screwing their own state up to the point of unlivabilty, flowed into Colorado and are rapidly screwing it up with their old ways.”
What an ignorant thing to say. California residents aren’t as you call them “loony-commie Californians” nor does “unlivability” (check your spelling KRM
) apply in any way -
It sounds like when people hear about a great place to live, too many of them move there, and then it’s not such a great place to live anymore. So if where you live is really good, you might not want to let too many people know.
That doesn’t seem to be a problem for Iowa. It’s a good place to live, at least where we are. I like not being around big cities, which is part of what I think is good here. But a lot of people, especially young people, want to go to big cities (and their suburbs), so they leave Iowa. I read recently that the jobless rate is better here than in a lot of places, probably because companies have trouble finding enough people for their job openings.
As believers, we shouldn’t simply want to live in a place that is growing. Among other important factors in seeking God’s will, we should consider the principle of mission field placement. In other words, we should ask: “Where could I (we) best be used to reach those who God has equipped me (us) to reach?” Being in the best place to use our witness is considerably more important than how much money we make, how happy we are, how comfortable we are, or how much security we have. Besides, everybody can’t live in Texas!
For once I agree with Victoria. If California is so messed up, then why are the Peninsula and South Bay the technological hub of the universe? Even Shanghai-based VCs are setting up shop in the area. My work frequently takes me to Del Mar (in San Diego) and to Palo Alto. To me, these areas seem like the closest thing to a heaven on earth. California is far from messed up; it is the envy of the rest of the world.
Thank you Kiyoshi. When you are in Del Mar have you tried Jakes? …. its right on the beach, great food, you would love it.
We feel very blessed to live here, it is beautiful and the weather is wonderful. I hope you travel to the wine country when you are in Palo Alto, it’s a great place to spend time and relax. Mendocino has a wonderful view of the Pacific ocean, breathtaking. Santa Barbara is a real treat, the Mexican food and architecture is not to be missed.