Tag: Demographics

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Where Chicagoans go when they leave

Where Chicagoans go when they leave

A while back we suggested that all our exes live in Texas, putting a waggish spin on Joel Kotkin's contrast of Texas' cities "growing population, [...]
Are parts of the West Loop poised for housing price appreciation?

Are parts of the West Loop poised for housing price appreciation?

Price appreciation in Chicago real estate? In this market? Am I out of my mind to be talking about appreciation? For more than a decade Chicago [...]
Laugh line of the day – oversupply of 28 million detached suburban homes

Laugh line of the day – oversupply of 28 million detached suburban homes

If you're in search of grotesque flights of fancy you typically need look no further than the latest from the nearest new urbanist. Here's the [...]
Young city dwellers light out for the territory

Young city dwellers light out for the territory

Despite the best efforts of urbanists to civilize them into city living, America's young continue to opt for the suburbs, according to Joel Kotkin [...]
The next US boom towns – Chicago’s not one

The next US boom towns – Chicago’s not one

Over at NewGeography.com Joel Kotkin explores the topic of cities that are "best positioned to grow and prosper in the coming decade." Of the 5 [...]

From Albany Park to Lincolnwood?

The visual transition from the City of Chicago to north-suburban Lincolnwood is so subtle that city dwellers often mistake the village for a Chicago n [...]
A decade of changes for Belmont Cragin

A decade of changes for Belmont Cragin

If you start tracking which community areas Chicago's white, black, and Hispanic populations migrated in and out of between 2000 and 2009, you'll [...]
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