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> The people I really feel sorry for are the good people of Newton, Iowa, who now have to transform their town from a "company town" into something else if they
by throwaway894345 5y ago
> The people I really feel sorry for are the good people of Newton, Iowa, who now have to transform their town from a "company town" into something else if they're to survive economically
My wife is from Newton. It’s a strange place since Maytag left. It was clearly a pretty nice place to live 20 years ago, but now there are a lot of foreclosed homes and a pretty visible meth problem. Still, they are working hard to rebuild their local economy. Prior to the pandemic, I thought that Des Moines might grow enough that Newton might be a desirable exurb, but with more people working from home, who knows what will happen.
- mateo411 5y agoI think exurbs will become more desirable now that more people are working from home.
- Jotra7 5y ago
- throwaway894345 5y agoFor Newton’s sake, I hope so, but if you have (more or less) full remote freedom, why settle for exurbs? What is keeping you in the city’s gravity? Not trying to be argumentative; I’m genuinely curious.
- mateo411 5y agoSome people enjoy being close to a city for other reasons that work. Some will go into the city for entertainment, they will want to go to a restaurant, a show, or see a sporting event. Some people like to be reasonably close to an airport. You can have all of these things available to you if you live in the exurbs. You can also have a larger house and a larger yard. Before the pandemic, your commute into the city would be terrible, but that's not as much of a factor now.