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re: What American cities are trending up?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:42 am to kingbob
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:42 am to kingbob
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On the cusp of improving (could be better): New Orleans Houston Dallas Las Vegas Salt Lake City
All of those places outside of SLC are terrible and not on the verge of improving at all really. Those cities are what they are
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Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:45 am to ChunkyLover54
Moved from Louisiana to Charlotte a year ago, and I can say without a shadow of a doubt Charlotte is trending way up. The growth here is unbelievable, but it still feels like this is a little city that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:00 am to HippieTiger
you are s very wrong on Houston.
this place has changed a ton in the past 5 years, with every thing improving moreso in the next 5.
the only thing that we lack are hills(it is prey flat) and public transit.
but you can make a great career here / the city always has something going on.
this place has changed a ton in the past 5 years, with every thing improving moreso in the next 5.
the only thing that we lack are hills(it is prey flat) and public transit.
but you can make a great career here / the city always has something going on.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:00 am to lilsnappa
Most cities are trending up. More people are moving into the city and cities are changing to accommodate people who want to live in the middle of everything but enjoy neighborhood like experiences. Local shops and restaurants are still prized and doing well, even in small cities. Go to nearly any medium sized town in the southeast, and there is a good chance some form of impressive town square revitalization is taking place.
Some large cities are reaching the point of saturation and are likely to plateau if they haven't. Austin is probably in that category, although it certainly doesn't mean it isn't a great city. Nashville is hitting some ceilings and I know some people are concerned about the real estate market.
I'm a little surprised to hear so much praise for Charlotte, not because I dislike Charlotte, but just because it was a city blowing up in the mid 00s that took a massive nosedive at the collapse. Everything about Charlotte to me screams good place to live, boring place to visit. It's a good location though, so if they can enhance in town quality of life and make things more interesting, sounds like it may be picking up where it left off.
Whoever said Atlanta is hopeless is a moron, of course. Atlanta is easily in the category of cities trending upward at a very fast pace and has been for some time.
Some large cities are reaching the point of saturation and are likely to plateau if they haven't. Austin is probably in that category, although it certainly doesn't mean it isn't a great city. Nashville is hitting some ceilings and I know some people are concerned about the real estate market.
I'm a little surprised to hear so much praise for Charlotte, not because I dislike Charlotte, but just because it was a city blowing up in the mid 00s that took a massive nosedive at the collapse. Everything about Charlotte to me screams good place to live, boring place to visit. It's a good location though, so if they can enhance in town quality of life and make things more interesting, sounds like it may be picking up where it left off.
Whoever said Atlanta is hopeless is a moron, of course. Atlanta is easily in the category of cities trending upward at a very fast pace and has been for some time.
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 9:02 am
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:03 am to cjared036
I travel a lot for work and get a first hand view of this. People are dead on with Nashville and Colombus. To me, a city like Seattle wasn't ever not trending. I was pleasantly surprised with Des Moines, IA. Omaha isn't where they want to be, but they are improving. Ann Arbor, MI is BA, but super expensive. Phoenix/Scottsdal is seeing more and more of an influx of millennials. They need them to balance it the retirees.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:17 am to HippieTiger
Houston's art district is exploding.
Dallas's downtown is seeing tons of action as young people are moving into the city due to its burgeoning design district.
Vegas is seeing a massive hipster movement as the rest of the city is reinventing itself outside of the strip.
No one can deny the gentrification occuring in New Orleans right now as affluent white people have taken over much of the Treme and Bywater and are now pushing into Central City and St. Roch. Tech startups are really starting to attract talen from all over the nation. The new medical corridoor, new streetcar line, and new Iberville are completely transforming neighborhoods. However, crime and corruption are still rampant and the infrastructure below 3rd world. It could be on the brink of great rebirth or the crime and corruption could stop the renaissance in its tracks, the real estate bubble could burst, and the city literally sinks back into mediocrity.
Dallas's downtown is seeing tons of action as young people are moving into the city due to its burgeoning design district.
Vegas is seeing a massive hipster movement as the rest of the city is reinventing itself outside of the strip.
No one can deny the gentrification occuring in New Orleans right now as affluent white people have taken over much of the Treme and Bywater and are now pushing into Central City and St. Roch. Tech startups are really starting to attract talen from all over the nation. The new medical corridoor, new streetcar line, and new Iberville are completely transforming neighborhoods. However, crime and corruption are still rampant and the infrastructure below 3rd world. It could be on the brink of great rebirth or the crime and corruption could stop the renaissance in its tracks, the real estate bubble could burst, and the city literally sinks back into mediocrity.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:20 am to ChunkyLover54
Baton Rouge
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:31 am to ChunkyLover54
I think the population map will be drastically different in 40 years than it is now with people working less, being able to tether themselves to an occupation instead of having to reside in a business center. I'd look at places like Boise, SLC and other places that combine outdoor recreation with urban living and favorable quality of life ratings. We're going through the gentrification/urban dwelling phase right now, it will swing back the other direction soon when people are more free to choose their place to live.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:33 am to ChunkyLover54
Birmingham. Worked there for a month and to my great surprise I really liked it there. Great food, friendly people, rapidly growing. Too bad it's in freaking Alabama 
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:34 am to ChunkyLover54
Raleigh
Dallas
Nashville
Austin
Salt Lake City
Houston
Seattle
Dallas
Nashville
Austin
Salt Lake City
Houston
Seattle
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:47 am to kingbob
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Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:48 am to Reservoir dawg
I think we're starting to see Austin taper down - slightly. The influx was very, very real. The mid to late 90's when Austin gained 160,000 in the span of 4 years or so was the initial boom. Now, it's a steady 2-3% growth. My once quiet, retirement home is now not the slow, sleepy town due to the people gushing outside of Austin proper to more affordable housing.
It's both a good thing and a bad thing. Do I miss the Austin I grew up in? Sure. But, the city still has done a good job in maintaining it's laid back and somewhat Bohemian (of Texas at least) soul.
It's a great, great place.
It's both a good thing and a bad thing. Do I miss the Austin I grew up in? Sure. But, the city still has done a good job in maintaining it's laid back and somewhat Bohemian (of Texas at least) soul.
It's a great, great place.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:51 am to Pettifogger
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Nashville is hitting some ceilings and I know some people are concerned about the real estate market.
I've been debating whether to buy in Nashville or if there's a bubble. I've heard that development money is drying up because of fears of overdevelopment.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:54 am to Pettifogger
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I'm a little surprised to hear so much praise for Charlotte, not because I dislike Charlotte, but just because it was a city blowing up in the mid 00s that took a massive nosedive at the collapse. Everything about Charlotte to me screams good place to live, boring place to visit. It's a good location though, so if they can enhance in town quality of life and make things more interesting, sounds like it may be picking up where it left off.
My daughter is at UNC and was looking at working in Charlotte until she got an internship to work with her top-choice company in NYC.
I agree with what you have said. Charlotte is a nice place. It's a fairly large city that doesn't feel like a large city. It struck me as a commonplace, conventional city that's good to raise a family. In other words, it was pretty boring. There are a lot of things to do I'm sure, but it just didn't have a lot of character or energy to it.
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Whoever said Atlanta is hopeless is a moron, of course. Atlanta is easily in the category of cities trending upward at a very fast pace and has been for some time.
I agree. Atlanta is the South's most prominent city.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:55 am to northshorebamaman
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I'm told Seattle and my rent the last 4 years agrees.
The Seattle area is the hottest real estate market in the country right now. It's insane how fast the housing prices are increasing lately. Plus you have Google, Tableau, Amazon, Facebook, etc. expanding rapidly here.
Good for people already in the housing market, bad for people like me who were hoping to buy soon.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:59 am to cjared036
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Austin is sucking up Californians left and right. Austin is becoming a really great city.
Those are mutually exclusive.
Austin is becoming more like Dallas every day.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:59 am to TDawg1313
Los Angeles is trending way up too
Posted on 6/14/16 at 12:03 pm to RedFoxx
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Austin is becoming more like Dallas every day.
It hasn't gotten near to Dallas-douche level, yet.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 12:06 pm to Grandioso
I've been enjoying my time here. People are friendly, roads are driveable, etc. Plenty of places to booze. While I hate restrictions on street drinking and closing times, I'll manage.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 12:43 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
No mention of Tampa/St. Pete?
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