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Charlotte, NC has seen a similar growth over a similar time period, with the area population quadrupling over the last twenty five years. Unlike Austin, it seem

Charlotte, NC has seen a similar growth over a similar time period, with the area population quadrupling over the last twenty five years. Unlike Austin, it seems like the majority of people who move to the Charlotte area are families. It's not a "cool" city like Austin or Boulder, but it's seams to have no end of jobs, or comparatively inexpensive housing. Does anyone have a graph of US cities growth rates over the last 25 years? Maybe these aren't outliers?

caminante 11y ago
I wondered the same. Here's the Current-dollar GDP for the top 50 metro areas (2009-2014)[1]. The top 10 metro areas by 5 year CAGR are... 7.417% San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA 7.230% Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA 7.167% Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA 7.062% Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX MSA 6.310% San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX MSA 5.542% Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA 5.290% Oklahoma City, OK MSA 5.086% Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 4.928% Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA 4.885% Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI MSA 4/T5 were TX metros. Austin isn't even the top in TX. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._metropolitan_areas_by_GDP#Current-dollar_GDP_by_metropolitan_area_.28millions_of_dollars.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._metropolitan_area...
- Nicholas_C 11y ago
  Everyone is talking about and gravitating towards Austin but the DFW area is an absolute hotbed for jobs. It seems like every other month some large corporation is moving their HQ to Dallas or the suburbs. It's a seller's market for labor.
  - sremani 11y ago
    Dallas vs Austin is like Enterprise vs Startup. DFW is where the most growth is and by end of the decade DFW will be hitting 8 million. Texas boom may have slowed in Houston because of Oil woes, but DFW and Austin are still high-flyers. Lot of OLD MONEY in DFW though.
    - Nicholas_C 11y ago
      That's a great analogy. Definitely a lot of old money as well.

caminante 11y ago

I wondered the same. Here's the Current-dollar GDP for the top 50 metro areas (2009-2014)[1]. The top 10 metro areas by 5 year CAGR are... 7.417% San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA 7.230% Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA 7.167% Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA 7.062% Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX MSA 6.310% San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX MSA 5.542% Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA 5.290% Oklahoma City, OK MSA 5.086% Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 4.928% Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA 4.885% Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI MSA 4/T5 were TX metros. Austin isn't even the top in TX. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._metropolitan_areas_by_GDP#Current-dollar_GDP_by_metropolitan_area_.28millions_of_dollars.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._metropolitan_area...

Nicholas_C 11y ago
Everyone is talking about and gravitating towards Austin but the DFW area is an absolute hotbed for jobs. It seems like every other month some large corporation is moving their HQ to Dallas or the suburbs. It's a seller's market for labor.
- sremani 11y ago
  Dallas vs Austin is like Enterprise vs Startup. DFW is where the most growth is and by end of the decade DFW will be hitting 8 million. Texas boom may have slowed in Houston because of Oil woes, but DFW and Austin are still high-flyers. Lot of OLD MONEY in DFW though.
  - Nicholas_C 11y ago
    That's a great analogy. Definitely a lot of old money as well.