Great restaurants and bars, the best view of NYC from the waterfront, great access to transportation, including a 15 min drive to Newark Airport (once we do that again).

This population growth can lead to an increase in demand for housing, which can drive up property values.Infrastructure: The Emerald Coast has invested in infrastructure such as roads, airports, and public transportation, which can make it easier for people to live and work in the area.

I get the impression that Portland being very hipster centric  would want to push folks to use bikes as a mode of transportation over less green automobiles.

This included enclosing the area under the existing porch, a door and egress window.

Some buyers (think Cary NC in the 1990s) are looking for attributes not related to economic value, like: common areas, access to public transportation, proximity to parks, etc.

They both share a history of having started during western expansion, and evolved from mining/railroad/transportation hub towns to ranching/agriculture to energy. 

If you calculate just college student debt, getting married, having kids, buying cars for transportation, health insurance, having a house, food, clothing, etc. the system is designed for the public to make just enough to survive to live another day.

Ease of transport.

I have a background in freight transportation as well and actually lived in Toledo for a short time.

My conservative estimate with labor and transportation time was about 5 hours.