Yes, but for how long? Without calling it a fad, I think the rapid, sprawling growth of the South/Southwest is a temporary trend that will reverse once those low tax states realize that it is unsustainable. Nevada, the fastest growing state is already the highest unemployment state, and has rapidly growing financial, social, and natural resource problems. I lived there this summer, and trust me, things are not pretty.Essentially all of the fastest-growing districts are in inland areas south of the Mason-Dixon line, or are west of the Continental Divide. Many are in areas that demographers describe as ‘exurbs’: newly developing areas that are located relatively far — perhaps a 30- or 60-minute drive — from cities like Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Charlotte or Atlanta, and that attract an upscale mix of commuters, families and retirees.
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