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Originally Posted by Crawford
Right, but it has nothing to do with what we're discussing. Orlando isn't faster growing than Pittsburgh because Pittsburgh is poorer, more violent or more dangerous.
If anything, Sunbelt metros tend to have somewhat higher crime and poverty rates than the older Northeastern/Midwestern metros. The average household moving from, say, Cleveland to Charlotte isn't moving to a safer environment.
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Metro level, yes, Sun Belt cities probably have higher crime rates, and maybe even higher rates of poverty. But I think the observation is an indicator that declining metros have a tendency to silo off their poverty to the central city.