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[Nitixope]

California's "exodus" is more motivated by housing costs than it is by taxes.

 

Recently passed updates to policies that govern the building of new housing is very likely to FINALLY help bend the pricing curve in California...
 

 

[george84]

Surprised about Austin!

[ramjet]

Surprised about Austin!

Pure speculation on my part, but the City of Austin has become so expensive to live in, I would bet its growth has slowed.  Also speculation, but It will probably continue to grow aggressively in the areas surrounding the city as they are a bit more affordable.

[steave]

I wonder if smaller household sizes also contribute to population loss in California cities. That would explain how demand can keep home prices high with fewer people. Higher income demographics would have fewer children.

[Doohickie]

I wonder if smaller household sizes also contribute to population loss in California cities. That would explain how demand can keep home prices high with fewer people. Higher income demographics would have fewer children.

Oh, even with the decrease in population there's still a housing shortage, guaranteed.

[rriojas71]

California's "exodus" is more motivated by housing costs than it is by taxes.

 

Recently passed updates to policies that govern the building of new housing is very likely to FINALLY help bend the pricing curve in California...
 

I totally agree with you on this point.  I lived in the bay area for 16 years and it was 1 of the main reasons why I left

[johnfwd]

Being a Fort Worth native, I'm biased.  But I can see Fort Worth surpassing these other cities in population because our city is--overall--a good place to reside, work, and enjoy cultural and recreational activities.  Surprisingly, our traffic system is not overwhelmed like it is in Dallas.  The city has  shown far-sightedness in encouraging the expansion of higher education institutions--notably A&M, UNT, TCU, and Tarleton State.  We have a walkable downtown with attractive tourist sites such as the Water Gardens and Sundance Square Plaza.  We have a city where museums and rodeos compete for tourist dollars. Dickie's Arena is our newest venue for sports activities.  And there's plenty of available land for economic and residential development on all sides of FW.  We have a rosy future ahead of us here.

[Doohickie]

Being a Fort Worth native, I'm biased.  But I can see Fort Worth surpassing these other cities in population because our city is--overall--a good place to reside, work, and enjoy cultural and recreational activities.  Surprisingly, our traffic system is not overwhelmed like it is in Dallas.  The city has  shown far-sightedness in encouraging the expansion of higher education institutions--notably A&M, UNT, TCU, and Tarleton State.  We have a walkable downtown with attractive tourist sites such as the Water Gardens and Sundance Square Plaza.  We have a city where museums and rodeos compete for tourist dollars. Dickie's Arena is our newest venue for sports activities.  And there's plenty of available land for economic and residential development on all sides of FW.  We have a rosy future ahead of us here.

I would say that downtown Ft Worth is pretty accessible in its scale.  Also, in other cities I've lived, downtown was more of an island surrounded by ghetto.  Downtown Fort Worth flows into the Near Southside, the Cultural District, and to a lesser extent the Stockyards pretty seamlessly.  (And hopefully development north of downtown spurred by TRV will enhance that.)

[Austin55]

Census released 2022 estimates today. The big takeaway: Fort Worth is #1 for numeric growth. (Has this ever happened before?) 

 

Fort Worth is still in 13th place, but seems on pace to overtake San Jose in just a few months, mostly because San Jose is shrinking pretty fast. 

Fort Worth should hit one million in 2025, and if current pace holds will overtake both Austin and Jacksonville in the rankings, around 2026, which will would make Fort Worth the 10th largest city in the country. 

https://www.census.g...-estimates.html

[John T Roberts]

I still can't believe the city has grown so much.

[johnfwd]

Not only is Fort Worth growing, but the "suburban" communities are, as well.  Benbrook, which is south of where I live, is a good example.  This community is experiencing residential and economic development.  The problem with Fort Worth is that its city limits is interspersed with some of these communities--Benbrook, Cityview, Haltom City are examples.  What is the population of the "Fort Worth Metropolitan area?"

[elpingüino]

What is the population of the "Fort Worth Metropolitan area?"

This article says the whole Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area grew by 170,000 in 2022 and is now 7.9 million. Haven't yet seen any figures that show just the Fort Worth side of the Metroplex on its own.

https://spectrumloca...-area--houston-

[FunkyTownTay]

There are probably a hundred different views on how to define the "Fort Worth metro area," but the 2022 estimate for Tarrant county is 2,154,595. 15th largest county by population in the US.

 

https://en.wikipedia...e_United_States

[ramjet]

From 5/23/23 Texas Monthly:

 

https://www.texasmon...-census-update/

[rriojas71]

From 5/23/23 Texas Monthly:

 

https://www.texasmon...-census-update/

Great article.  I feel that FW is on the verge of stuff happening, but to what extent I can't predict.  The shenanigans going on in DC aren't doing us any favors.

[John T Roberts]

WFAA Channel 8 did a story last night on the 6 PM News about the race between Austin and Fort Worth to first reach 1 million people.  Matt Houston is the reporter:

 

https://www.wfaa.com...7c-516ab32e7605