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Houston to edge past Chicago as third largest city in America
- cbennett 11y agoFor a dramatic international comparison, consider that the 15th-20th largest cities in China already have populations of greater than 7M: double this forecast to be reached over the next decade in America's 3rd Largest urban area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_agglomerations_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_agglomerations_i...
- IndianAstronaut 11y agoThe city I am most curious about is Lagos. Estimated to get to 40 million.
- calciphus 11y agoIf trends continue it COULD be bigger than Chicago in a decade. Maybe. That's hardly as strong an assertion as the headline implies.
- todd8 11y agoAustin looks like it will pass San Jose soon, making 4 of the top 10 cities by population in Texas.
- muzz 11y agoAustin's land area is 50% bigger than San Jose
- bdcravens 11y agoHouston is about double Chicago as well. Texas cities are attractive due to space and cost. Austin's average home price, despite being at an all time high, is 1/2 to 1/3 that of San Jose.
- muzz 11y agoYes, the disparity on home prices is what is referred to in economics as a "revealed preference"