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Originally Posted by Sun Belt
This discussion can be summed up with this map:
The South and the West are the growth winners. The midwest and Northeast regions are stagnant, low growth. Are there some winners in those regions? Yes, of course, as there should be. I don't think anybody expects to see an across the board decline. |
A few things that stand out from this map:
- Impact of low oil/gas prices on once-booming areas like Wyoming, North Dakota and western Oklahoma/Texas
- Impact of continued decline of coal-producing areas like Wyoming, West Virginia and eastern Kentucky
- Impact of continued decline in the Mississippi Delta region which is the poorest part of the U.S.
- Continued "emptying" of the semi-arid Great Plains region from Texas to North Dakota
- The "Texas Triangle" between DFW, Houston and Austin/San Antonio is evident due to the sprawly nature of these metros that spread across multiple counties
- Same for the Atlanta, Nashville, Raleigh/Durham and Washington DC metros
- Florida, Arizona and southern Nevada are growing fast again just like they did before the last recession..
- The healthiest metros in the Midwest are evident such as Columbus, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Kansas City and Minneapolis; everywhere else is pretty stagnant
- Colorado and Utah are impressive, they are even growing in their rural counties!