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Originally Posted by Paul in S.A TX
When you mention the metros such as Raleigh Durham, Winston-Salem, Greensboro the triad, combined would have a similar population to the S.A.-Austin corridor and, that may very well be true but, that is too many cores to be looked at in the same light as the more unified Austin-SA corridor.
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I never grouped those together that was miaht82.
I do not believe that the Raliegh/Durham Metro and the Greensboro/Winston-Salem Metro should be combined into one area.
However, if one wants to lump Austin and San Antonio together then you might as well lump the NC cities together too. The similarities between the two regions are scary.
Distance:
Greensboro to Raleigh - 82 miles
San Antonio to Austin - 81 miles
Lewisville (far west) to Clayton (far east) - 130 miles
Castroville to Serenada - 132 miles
Population (2012 Estimates):
SA/Austin Area - 4,068,000
Raleigh/Greensboro Area - 3,610,051
The main difference is that the NC area is more fragmented with at least 4 cores where the SA/Austin area has two distinct cores.