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Originally Posted by miaht82
Either way, we still grew alot. Reasons? Toyota, expansions in Westover Hills, new employers moving in, high birthrate, cheap housing, good retirement location, expanding military, general increase in need for services, education, medical, etc.
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I don't think that the cost of living in San Antonio is really that much lower. But there is a big difference that I would agree with and that is "cheap housing".
There is a lot of "cheap" housing and that is not really a good thing. Houses don't seem to hold their values or appreciate like they could/should because there are so many neighborhoods where they've built cheap housing.
I think that's one of the reasons they have to annex to increase their tax base because many of the old neighborhoods just don't stand the test of time. And of course those areas eventually hurt the better constructed neighborhoods as they fall into disrepair.
Many people add wealth by selling a house that has appreciated in a healthy market.