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Originally Posted by iheartthed
Not a huge surprise but... the list of cities below the national average reads like a who's who list of hot metro areas, while the cities above the national average reads most like a list of metros that are past their prime.
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yeah, in a general sense. the top of the list is dominated by "the north" (midwest/rustbelt/new england). it's america's "white belt".
in fact, including all of bos-wash in "the north", there are only 4 1M+ MSAs below the national white average in the entire region: DC, NYC, Chicago & Baltimore (philly is
really close).
the other 22 are all in the south (11) or west (11).
but seattle, denver, boston, salt lake city, nashville, portland, and minneapolis are all north of the national white average, and would be considered "successful" MSAs.
and chicago, baltimore, and memphis are below the national white average and are somewhat stagnant/slow growth.
so there are exceptions both ways.