Posted on 12/07/2024 7:41:03 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Americans are increasingly flocking to the outermost edges of metropolitan areas - beyond the suburbs and into rapidly growing so-called 'exurbs'.
Exurbs are areas typically located 40 to 60 miles from city centers and are often appealing to families seeking more space, affordable homes and a quieter way of life.
The trend has transformed once-sleepy rural towns into thriving cultural communities with booming populations and housing markets.
Many of the most popular exurb hotspots are located in the South.
Anna, Texas, which is located 45 miles north of Dallas, for example, has seen its population soar by a third since 2020, becoming the fourth-fastest growing city in America.
Other popular exurbs include Fort Mill, South Carolina, near Charlotte and Lebanon, Tennessee, near Nashville, and Haines City, Polk County, Florida, which is nestled between Tampa and Orlando.
Once known only for its citrus groves, Polk County gained nearly 30,000 new residents last year, according to US Census Bureau data.
This made it one of the hottest migration destination in the entire country - and as a result, it has seen many of its famous citrus groves bulldozed for new housing developments.
The COVID-19 pandemic has played a significant role in the shift to the exurbs, with many people now able to make a living from home thanks to an increase in remote work opportunities.
This means they are no longer tied to big hubs where offices are based.
Skyrocketing housing costs in major cities have also pushed many families to seek more affordable and spacious alternatives.
Exurbs are particularly enticing to those eager to escape the urban grind and enjoy suburban comfort.
But the transformation is reshaping more than just landscapes.
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And eventually those cities will become overcrowded.
Guilty as charged. Moved up here after I got priced out of Allen. Definitely growing quickly. Too quickly for the FM455/US75 intersection with the Love’s Travel Stop truck exit right by said intersection. And of course TXDOT will take their sweet time updating that area.
I-35, I-45 and US75 will be all city from the coast to the Red River one of these years.
It pretty much is from San Antonio to Oklahoma City.
Gonna need a few more Buc-ees.
“ Too quickly”
Same with Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Horrible growth.
I grew up in a country with 150 million people and it felt right. Now with 330 million, it’s over-full.
How soon 500 million?
Not mentioned in the article:
Pike and Northampton counties as NYC exurbs.
Berks and Lancaster counties as Philly exurbs.
York and Adams counties as Baltimore/Washington exurbs.
The population is far more than 330 million if you count all the illegals.
It’s the baby suburbs.
Watched it happen to Monroe County in PA.
We have a negativ birth rate. Soo if we hit 500M it will be immigrants.
When I bought my home in Arlington, almost everything south of us was farmland and open space. Mansfield was a decent size but was small in comparison to Arlington.
Arlington grew exponentially.
We sold that home and bought in Mira Lagos, thinking that Joe Pool Lake would give us some relief. Same thing happened and every patch of dirt now has a home, business, or apartment on it. Getting on Broad Street to hit 287 in a slog.
We are leaving the Metroplex altogether next year.
There are seven billion out there who want to get here. Another 150 million can sneak in over 25 years easy peasy.
From the river to the sea, Texas will be free!
Ditto Polk County, FL; daughter works in IT for a global paper company in Haines itu, and the population boom here is phenomenal. Basically the I-4 corridor is urbanizing from Tampa to beyond Orlando, eventually it will grow all the way to Daytona.
Itu=City
Baton Rouge, LA elected a Republican mayor, white male. Maybe the inner cities are fed up with crime.
Pretty sure we elected Trump to put a stop to that crap.
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