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Austin grew sevenfold during past 50 years

  A distinct Austin culture began to emerge during the 1960s, so what has changed over the past 40 to 50 years? Austin has grown in geographic size, population, complexity, wealth and cost of living. You don’t need numbers to convince you of this conclusion, but one set of data related to the population of the metro area, can stand in for the rest: It grew from 320,000 people in 1975 to an estimated...

Top 10 U.S. cities attracting millennials

  Austin ranked among the top 10 U.S. cities in terms of the share of people moving in who were ages 25 to 44.  More than 1 in 10 people who moved to Austin in 2023 belonged to the millennial generation.  Full article here: Top 10 U.S. cities attracting millennials (512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com If you are unable to open the link/article above, please let me know so I can...

Austin ranks 5th among ‘smart cities’ 

Austin is the fifth-ranked city in the U.S. for technology and sustainability, according to a study from CoworkingCafe. The study, which aimed to identify the 2025 top ‘smart cities’ in the country, looked at the top U.S. metro areas making the largest strides in tech-driven urban development, sustainability policies, accessibility and job opportunities. Full article here: Austin ranks 5th...

Convention Center renderings released

Austinites can now get a first look at the new Austin Convention Center. City staff and architects revealed renderings of the $1.6 billion Unconventional ATX project, showcasing the extensive expansion of the existing building downtown on East Cesar Chavez Street. The existing center is scheduled to close in April for demolition to begin. Full article here: Convention Center renderings...

Austin #5 on U-Haul growth list of one-way truck rentals

Three cities in Texas ranked in the top ten for growth, according to the moving company. U-Haul ranked cities by rentals of trucks, trailers and container boxes. These rentals are generally linked to families moving from one city to another. U-Haul said they handled about 2.5 million of such rentals in the U.S. and Canada annually.   Full article here:  Austin #5 on U-Haul growth...

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