People still moving to Austin during the pandemic?

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Austin Business Journal reports Austin has been the fastest-growing major city in the country for nine straight years, from 2010 to 2019.

And in July, a milestone was reached — the City of Austin estimated its population had hit 1 million. It’s the 11th city in the country to do so.

https://www.kxan.com/news/loca...

Across a five-county area, which includes Travis, Williamson, Hays, Caldwell and Bastrop counties, the growth is similar. An ABoR report said the area has seen a 21.5% jump in home sales compared to July 2019

Vik J. · Answer

I don't think no COVID or Ebola or even WW3 can stop the influx of people to Austin. It's one of those cities that has everything - good night/downtown life, amazing neighbourhoods, brilliant family friendly school districts and lots of space. And a rich technology sector to boost. And good restaurants. Other than the terrible 90F+ Texan weather, everything about Austin is fabbo.

Bruce Petersen · Answer

Traffic in all major cities sux not just Austin

Lisa Roberts · Answer

I grew up in Southern California in the 90's. We saw cities grow out from downtown LA. New freeways put in and houses couldn't be built fast enough. Austin is already heading that direction. Since Covid we've received more calls from people wanting to move away from LA, NY, and Seattle. Austin has the buzz and the jobs. Every week another major company is announcing that they're moving headquarters here or opening an office. 35 new high rises planned or under construction for downtown currently. Prices have risen quickly since June and will keep going up if the demand continues. Anything could happen of course, but historically, Austin has doubled its' population every 20 years since 1880. In 2040 the greater Austin area will have over 2 million people. We've also weathered economic downturns better than most of the US. The 2008 real estate crash was a minor blip that lowered prices by 2% for a little more than a year and then they started back up again and haven't stopped. My biggest reason for thinking that we will keep growing is that the city does an excellent job of having a 20 year plan, changing zoning and meeting transportation needs. Great things going on in this city!

Jordan Moorhead · Answer

@Bruce Petersen 100% agree. Furthermore they are rapidly expanding the highway and mass transportation system. Has no one been to LA? Traffic is at minimum twice as bad as busy Austin days. It will get better but not overnight!

Ryan Kelly · Answer

@Neil Narayan I'm sure we can both attest COVID-19 has only added fuel to the fire since March as people are migrating in greater numbers to the Austin metro from more expensive areas. Texas as a whole is also seeing this trend take place.

Jon Shoop · Answer

All very much true!

One thing you're missing is traffic. MoPac and 35 are horrendous at any given time of the day and they're the only real N/S highways around Austin. It's one of the only real major drawbacks I found in Austin.

People still moving to Austin during the pandemic?

People still moving to Austin during the pandemic?

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