{"id":24995,"date":"2011-07-08T13:50:34","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=24995"},"modified":"2019-02-28T10:39:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T15:39:50","slug":"the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Big Boom Towns In The U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We started with job growth, not only looking at performance over the past decade but also focusing on growth in the past two years, to account for the possible long-term effects of the Great Recession. That accounted for roughly one-third of the score.  The other two-thirds were made up of a a broad range of demographic factors, all weighted equally. These included rates of family formation (percentage growth in children 5-17), growth in educated migration, population growth and, finally, a broad measurement of attractiveness to immigrants \u2014 as places to settle, make money and start businesses.<\/p>\n<p>We focused on these demographic factors because college-educated migrants (who also tend to be under 30), new families and immigrants will be critical in shaping the future.  Areas that are rapidly losing young families and low rates of migration among educated migrants are the American equivalents of rapidly aging countries like Japan; those with more sprightly demographics are akin to up and coming countries such as Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Many of our top performers are not surprising. No. 1 Austin, Texas, and No. 2 Raleigh, N.C., have it all demographically: high rates of immigration and migration of educated workers and healthy increases in population and number of children. They are also economic superstars, with job-creation records among the best in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps less expected is the No. 3 ranking for Nashville, Tenn. The country music capital, with its low housing prices and pro-business environment, has experienced rapid growth in educated migrants, where it ranks an impressive fourth in terms of percentage growth. New ethnic groups, such as Latinos and Asians, have doubled in size over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>Two advantages Nashville and other rising Southern cities like No. 8 Charlotte, N.C., possess are a mild climate and smaller scale. Even with population growth, they do not suffer the persistent transportation bottlenecks that strangle the older growth hubs. At the same time, these cities are building the infrastructure \u2014 roads, cultural institutions and airports \u2014 critical to future growth. Charlotte\u2019s bustling airport may never be as big as Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield, but it serves both major national and international routes.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Texas metropolitan areas feature prominently on our list of future boom towns, including No. 4 San Antonio, No. 5 Houston and No. 7 Dallas, which over the past years boasted the biggest jump in new jobs, over 83,000. Aided by relatively low housing prices and buoyant economies, these Lone Star cities have become major hubs for jobs and families.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s more growth to come. With its strategically located airport, Dallas is emerging as the ideal place for corporate relocations. And Houston, with its burgeoning port and dominance of the world energy business, seems destined to become ever more influential in the coming decade. Both cities have emerged as major immigrant hubs, attracting on newcomers at a rate far higher than old immigrant hubs like Chicago, Boston and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>The three other regions in our top 10 represent radically different kinds of places. The Washington, D.C., area (No. 6) sprawls from the District of Columbia through parts of Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia. Its great competitive advantage lies in proximity to the federal government, which has helped it enjoy an almost shockingly   \u201dgood recession,\u201d with continuing job growth, including in high-wage science- and technology-related fields, and an improving real estate market.<\/p>\n<p>Our other two top ten, No. 9 Phoenix, Ariz., and No. 10 Orlando, Fla., have not done well in the recession, but both still have more jobs now than in 2000. Their demographics remain surprisingly robust. Despite some anti-immigrant agitation by local politicians, immigrants still seem to be flocking to both of these states. Known better as retirement havens, their ranks of children and families have surged over the past decade. Warm weather, pro-business environments and, most critically, a large supply of affordable housing should allow these regions to grow, if not in the overheated fashion of the past, at rates both steadier and more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, several of the nation\u2019s premier economic regions sit toward the bottom of the list, notably former boom town Los Angeles (No. 47). Los Angeles\u2019 once huge and vibrant industrial sector has shrunk rapidly, in large part the consequence of ever-tightening regulatory burdens. Its once magnetic appeal to educated migrants faded and families are fleeing from persistently high housing prices, poor educational choices and weak employment opportunities. Los Angeles lost over 180,000 children 5 to 17, the largest such drop in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Many of L.A.\u2019s traditional rivals \u2014 such as Chicago (with which is tied at No. 47), New York City (No. 35) and San Francisco (No. 42) \u2014 also did poorly on our prospective list.  To be sure,  they will continue to reap the benefits of existing resources \u2014 financial institutions, universities and the presence of leading companies \u2014 but their future prospects will be limited by their generally sluggish job creation and aging demographics.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, even the most exhaustive research cannot fully predict the future. A significant downsizing of the federal government, for example, would slow the D.C. region\u2019s growth. A big fall in energy prices, or tough restrictions of carbon emissions, could hit the Texas cities, particularly Houston, hard. If housing prices stabilize in the Northeast or West Coast, less people will flock to places like Phoenix, Orlando or even Indianapolis (No.11) , Salt Lake City (No. 12) and Columbus (No. 13). One or more of our now lower ranked locales, like Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, might also decide to reform in order to become more attractive to small businesses and middle class families.<\/p>\n<p>What is clear is that well-established patterns of job creation and vital demographics will drive future regional growth, not only in the next year, but over the coming decade.  People create economies and they tend to vote with their feet when they choose to locate their families as well as their businesses.  This will prove   more decisive in shaping future growth   than the hip imagery and big city-oriented PR flackery that dominate media coverage of America\u2019s changing regions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Forbes.com, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/home_usa\/?toURL=https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joelkotkin\/2011\/07\/06\/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s\/&amp;refURL=https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/&amp;referrer=https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Next Big Boom Towns In The U.S.<\/a>, by Joel Kotkin. Joel is a Distinguished Presidential Fellow at Chapman University in Orange, CA and an adjunct Fellow at the Legatum Institute in London, UK. He is the author of seven books including The Next Hundred Million:America in 2050 (Penguin 2010) and The City: A Global History (Modern Library: 2005). He also serves as executive editor of www.newgeography.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[UCF Today Note: Orlando is home to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\">University of Central Florida<\/a>, the nation&#8217;s second-largest university] <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We started with job growth, not only looking at performance over the past decade but also focusing on growth in the past two years, to account for the possible long-term effects of the Great Recession. That accounted for roughly one-third of the score. 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