Katrina and Reapportionment

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FL is another interesting case.  It was expected to gain 1 or 2.  But we've entered a time of intense and frequent storms.  And the decade's only half over.  Will be interesting to see if FL actually surpasses NY, as expected, in the next census.  It may not.

Florida will still grew because New York will continue to bleed population down south due to the ridiculous housing, rent and property tax costs. 

Well, the worst housing laws (and costs) are in NYC - and NYC (and the downstate in general) are gaining population. It is the upstate that's not keeping up (what are the rent control laws in, say, Troy? Are there any?). Still, NY as a whole does grow, only slowly.

[ag]

FL is another interesting case.  It was expected to gain 1 or 2.  But we've entered a time of intense and frequent storms.  And the decade's only half over.  Will be interesting to see if FL actually surpasses NY, as expected, in the next census.  It may not.

Florida will still grew because New York will continue to bleed population down south due to the ridiculous housing, rent and property tax costs. 

Well, the worst housing laws (and costs) are in NYC - and NYC (and the downstate in general) are gaining population. It is the upstate that's not keeping up (what are the rent control laws in, say, Troy? Are there any?). Still, NY as a whole does grow, only slowly.

The Upstate region is in many cases losing population but even the NYC metro area is growing well below the National average.  There is a good amount of flux because many people are selling their homes to cash in on housing price boom and moving to cheaper environs.  Younger people are either paying astronomical rents or sinking huge amounts of money on their houses.  The % of income that many people are paying for their mortgages is getting obscene.  There is not really much room for growth in NYC metroi anyone because the area is really built up as it is.  I think the general population patterns will remain.  Older people will head south and southwest and young professional will move in to take their place drawn by the proximity of financial jobs.  Soory for the tangent, I am just getting dismayed at the ridiculous costs around here.

To feel better, spend a week in London (I just did).  When you come back, you'd find NYC dirt cheap.