Another interesting article by Aaron M. Wren
These 10 cities are ready for the big time. They just need to act like it.
America has many cities that are booming and others that are in severe distress. These two groups get the most public attention.
But what about cities between those two extremes — cities that are performing above average economically and demographically but not yet at the superstar level?
Hovering between the country’s 60 or so superstar boomtowns and approximately 50 stagnating metro areas is a large number of cities in the middle. They are very diverse and cannot be lumped together in a single group. In this number is a subgroup of cities located in the Midwest that perform above the U.S. average on metrics including population growth, job growth, GDP per capita and college-degree attainment. To use a baseball metaphor, these cities are successful AAA players looking for a way to move up to the major leagues. They are:
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/midwest-cities-put-me-in-coach
These 10 cities are ready for the big time. They just need to act like it.
America has many cities that are booming and others that are in severe distress. These two groups get the most public attention.
But what about cities between those two extremes — cities that are performing above average economically and demographically but not yet at the superstar level?
Hovering between the country’s 60 or so superstar boomtowns and approximately 50 stagnating metro areas is a large number of cities in the middle. They are very diverse and cannot be lumped together in a single group. In this number is a subgroup of cities located in the Midwest that perform above the U.S. average on metrics including population growth, job growth, GDP per capita and college-degree attainment. To use a baseball metaphor, these cities are successful AAA players looking for a way to move up to the major leagues. They are:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Fargo, North Dakota
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/midwest-cities-put-me-in-coach
Put Me In,
Coach:
Midwest Cities
on the Rise
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