From Boston to Austin ... looks like we're not alone (Part 2)

A couple months ago I posted about how people are bolting from my old home state of Connecticut, whereas the reverse is true in Texas as people flood into the urban centers.  We all know Austin as an urban center is booming.  Connecticut's urban centers are not faring nearly as well.

How bad is it?  Estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that Connecticut's primary urban counties - Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield - lost about 20,000 people to other U.S. areas just from July 2013 to July 2014.  According to this Hartford Courant article, "Hartford ranks 20th on the list of counties with the most domestic out-migration. New Haven County ranks 22nd, and Fairfield County ranks 24th. Each of them lost more people than 99 percent of the rest of the counties in the United States."  Pretty gloomy.

And their destinations?  "The biggest gainers were the Phoenix, Houston, Las Vegas, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Palm Beach metro areas."  Yup, three of those big gainers are here in Texas.

Yes, Austin is Booming

From an article on Slate titled All Hail Austin, Texas, the Boomingest Big City of Them All:

Credit: Jordan Weissman