What metro has the greatest potential of attracting northerners in droves like Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Orlando, and Nashville have already done?
You forgot Mobile, Al. currently there are already Northerns flooding the Eastern Shore in droves (Gulf Shores/Foley/Fairhope) I wouldn't be surprised to see them coming this way soon.
We are an hour from Biloxi (casinos), an hour from the white sands of Gulf Shores, and 45 minutes from Dauphin Island. Plus Carnivale cruise just started regular service here. I think Mobile is on the verge of something big.
I fear Louisville may join those cities in becoming a mecca of relocation. In 2004 we had a jump in our metro population of nearly 13k. Small beans, yes, however the year before was less than 10k and the year before that was less than 9k. There was also a ranking that placed Louisville 5th last year for relocation...I dunno if it is a temporary blip or a sign of things to come....but I hope we do not become a boom town.
As strange as it may seem (although it is in the poll), I voted for Baton Rouge. Maybe the author of this thread is privy to some information, but, I, personally, know that the area between Baton Rouge and the Mississippi State line along I-12 is becoming a retirement community for many people from all over the country. It's really a very beautiful are encompassed by small hills (about 5 miles North of I-12), pleasant evening temps in the Summer, and close to many leisure activies such as hunting, boating, fishing, going to the beach (just 3 1/2 hours east on I-10 will get you in Pensacola), and plenty of good restaurants in the region to enjoy.....Actually, from Baton Rouge, clear towards Tallahassee, FL has become a retirement area in the last decade. And it's starting to show...
You forgot Mobile, Al. currently there are already Northerns flooding the Eastern Shore in droves (Gulf Shores/Foley/Fairhope) I wouldn't be surprised to see them coming this way soon.
We are an hour from Biloxi (casinos), an hour from the white sands of Gulf Shores, and 45 minutes from Dauphin Island. Plus Carnivale cruise just started regular service here. I think Mobile is on the verge of something big.
Pensacola, Mobile, Apalachicola, Fort Walton Beach... Basically the NE gulf coast.
When people retire, many want it to be quiet (think suburban or rural, not hectic city life), affordable housing, low cost of living and WATERFRONT... The NE gulf coast basically has all of these.
I'd love to see someone run a poll in the Northeast section "Which Northeast City will lose the greatest percent of its population to Southern Cities?"
I left out Jacksonville, all Gulf Coastal cities, Charleston, Huntsville and Greenville because I believe they already attract many northerners. Maybe not in droves, but they are cities already on the radar. I'd like to know about the other metros.
Does Hampton Roads or Richmond attract many northerners? I thought about including them in the poll, but then I wasn't sure if people from DC are already moving there.
I'd love to see someone run a poll in the Northeast section "Which Northeast City will lose the greatest percent of its population to Southern Cities?"
Your prolly right. The only city that holds it down in the NE is NYC. The south prolly wont be called the south in the future probably be called the lower north since the new south is basically the new north. Good bye southern culture hello urban structure...at its worst.
I'd love to see someone run a poll in the Northeast section "Which Northeast City will lose the greatest percent of its population to Southern Cities?"
Do Buffalo and Pittsburgh count as northeast? If so my vote would go with one of them over Boston.
As for the question at hand, I'm not sure there will be some unexpected city that will suddenly start seeing flocks of yankees moving into town. The trends that we are seeing now are probably going to continue for quite some time.
I fear Louisville may join those cities in becoming a mecca of relocation. In 2004 we had a jump in our metro population of nearly 13k. Small beans, yes, however the year before was less than 10k and the year before that was less than 9k. There was also a ranking that placed Louisville 5th last year for relocation...I dunno if it is a temporary blip or a sign of things to come....but I hope we do not become a boom town.
why would I want my city to lose it's unique qualities likes Nashville, Atlanta, Houston, Raleigh, Charlotte? In the name of extreme suburban growth? No thanks, keep that in those cities please.
slow, steady manageable growth is in my cities best interes.
why would I want my city to lose it's unique qualities likes Nashville, Atlanta, Houston, Raleigh, Charlotte? In the name of extreme suburban growth? No thanks, keep that in those cities please.
slow, steady manageable growth is in my cities best interes.
My metro is currently growing 1,000 every year after losing 10,000 people in the last decade. To people around my region, growing 1,000 or 2,000 every year is slow, steady, and manageable growth. I'd love to see my metro grow about 20,000 per year, but I'd be happy with booming only 5,000 per year.
You probably have a different criteria for a boom town.
"Dothan?! aaaaaaHAHAHAHA! Man, that's the funniest thing I have read all year."
Alright now. I gotta take up for Dothan. I know the original post was a joke, but Dothan is actually a pretty nice small city. It has around 60,000 city residents (7th largest in the state) with around 130,000 in the metro so it's far from a speck on the map. It's only a little over an hour from both Panama City Beach and Destin, FL. and has an amazing selection of restaurants for a city its size. Plus, there are a lot of hot women for a relatively small city from there. I'm talking major eye candy. Dothan is even the home of one of a large national company, Movie Gallery which is the nation's 2nd largest video rental chain behind Blockbuster.
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