Growth of middle Tennessee as PRIME Recruiting Territory for the Big Orange

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LittleDTO said:
I live and grew up in Franklin. The population boom all around Nashville is crazy.
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I live in the Chattanooga area and we have experienced about a 2.5% increase.Which is good but nothing like the 9.5 % metro Nashville has.Some guy said the other day that 85 people a day are moving to metro Nashville.
 
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I heard somewhere that Chattanooga had the most rich people in the Southeast or something like that
 
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UTChicagoV said:
A lot of it is from the Rust Belt. People that grew up in WI, IL, IN, MI, OH, PA are flocking to Nashville for jobs, affordable housing, great weather, and the nightlife...Midstate is following the same path as Charlotte in the early 2000s and Atlanta in the late 90s. This bodes VERY well for Vols Recruiting.
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After some lull, TN has done a good job of recruiting companies and jobs to the state. The best work has been achieved in the Nashville area and Chattanooga, probably less so in the western part.

It helps to be low tax, business friendly, incentive-driven, etc. - but I think in the last ranking I saw by a national publication we were #3 in all states for "being the best place to do business". TX still kicks butt in many categories, but we are tops in many rankings in the SE.

I'm curious to see what happens with the mega-park being built off I-75 Exit 20 in Cleavage. It is 13 miles from Enterprise South and will boast the best layout for multiple million S/F facilities anywhere around.
 
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I am 100% in favor of expansion and growth around Cleavage. I care somewhat less about growth near Cleveland.

You have trained your autocorrect well, young padawan.
 
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Catbone said:
I heard somewhere that Chattanooga had the most rich people in the Southeast or something like that
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Williamson Co had one of the highest per capita incomes in America at one point. I'm sure that has been diluted now.
 
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volatil said:
Really?

Well I have no idea what they were talking about then. They had several people on there discussing the new Sounds stadium downtown and the possibility of MLB in Nashville. That stat was thrown out there because Denver has NFL, NHL, and MLB teams
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I have no idea how the two cities compare in growth rate, but I do know Denver is growing rapidly: Metro Denver Demographics | Metro Denver
 
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LittleDTO said:
Williamson Co had one of the highest per capita incomes in America at one point. I'm sure that has been diluted now.
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Still one of the top 15-20 counties in the nation. I've seen it ranked number 1 when you factor in cost of housing/living compared to the NY and DC suburbs. For us common folks it's still pricey as hell.
 
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bowlinggreenvol said:
Still one of the top 15-20 counties in the nation. I've seen it ranked number 1 when you factor in cost of housing/living compared to the NY and DC suburbs. For us common folks it's still pricey as hell.
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Williamson County is nice at all, but I'd still rather live in the city.
 
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UTVolinExile said:
I am 100% in favor of expansion and growth around Cleavage. I care somewhat less about growth near Cleveland.

You have trained your autocorrect well, young padawan.
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I grew up there, and we have called it Cleavage since the days of the Tap Room
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The midstate is a hotbed for talent. Its clear that there and the Metro Atlanta area have given the Vols the most recruiting success in the last few cycles. Now with any success in west tn(Memphis) it could get ugly( in a good way).

Oh and dont forget NC and SC
 
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KB5252 said:
The Clarksville area north of Nashville is growing fast and produces some talent as well. I grew up in the Antioch area but now live between Nashville and Clarksville. The entire midstate area is really blowing up. Murfreesboro/Hendersonville/ Davidson County/Brentwood/ Franklin/Mt Juliet/ Clarksville are all areas that either are or will produce top shelf talent in the near future....... coaches better forge strong relationships in these areas.
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Spring Hill too.
 
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Truly locking down Nashville would be nice. Sometimes I look at 247 and some of those kids aren't even considering UT
 
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I'm 42. Growing up in Murfreesboro, the population was around 30,000. It's over 110,000 with a projection of about 140,000 by 2020.

This area is going crazy. Sold my house in 3 days this year. Had 6 offers and got more than asking.

We will continue to see better recruits in this area as outsiders flood in.
 
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Nashvegas31 said:
Nashville and Boro are growing at a crazy rate. Housing market is less than 3 mths supply. People selling houses within hours on market at higher than list
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My house in the Boro sold in 2hrs for 5k more than asking. Had 3 offers to consider.
 
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volatil said:
I'm 42. Growing up in Murfreesboro, the population was around 30,000. It's over 110,000 with a projection of about 140,000 by 2020.

This area is going crazy. Sold my house in 3 days this year. Had 6 offers and got more than asking.

We will continue to see better recruits in this area as outsiders flood in.
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42 also lifelong Murfreesboro resident. Its nothing like the town we grew up in. Back then I was so proud Ken Gerhart had made the majors from Murfreesboro. 10 years from now will probably be a dozen pro athletes from here.
 
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bowlinggreenvol said:
North Wiliamson Co. is too crowded and busy as it is, for me. The smaller and more rural the better.
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Me too! Born and raised in Williamson county. The whole county was rural with the exception of Franklin, and it wasn't very big. Brentwood was just a spot in the road until the late 70's. It doesn't even resemble the county I grew up in. Can't stop progress, I suppose..
 
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Mtntrout said:
I have no idea how the two cities compare in growth rate, but I do know Denver is growing rapidly: Metro Denver Demographics | Metro Denver
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Metro Denver was ranked in 2014 as the 6th fastest growing area in the country. Expected to add another 1 million people over the next several years.

However, despite it being smaller, I suspect Mid-TN should produce a larger number of highly-rated football players.

Having lived here in CO for 8 years, it just doesn't appear to generate the same talent.
 
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VOLinCO said:
Metro Denver was ranked in 2014 as the 6th fastest growing area in the country. Expected to add another 1 million people over the next several years.

However, despite it being smaller, I suspect Mid-TN should produce a larger number of highly-rated football players.

Having lived here in CO for 8 years, it just doesn't appear to generate the same talent.
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I agree. Colorado just doesn't have the potential to put put quality recruits at the same level as TN. Call me racist, but part of this is due to the racial makeup of Mid TN vs Colorado. Another major reason has to do with he fact that we take football more seriously down south than in the mountain region.

Not saying we're a 1st tier recruiting state by any means, nor are we on par with tier 2 states such as Ohio or Georgia, but I believe we will surpass Ohio in bluechips/year within the next 5 years.

And I have lived in the Boro my entire life, and it really is crazy to see how much it's changed in just a couple decades. Nashville metro will def be over 2 mil in a few short years.
 
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bowlinggreenvol said:
North Wiliamson Co. is too crowded and busy as it is, for me. The smaller and more rural the better.
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I have to travel to Williamson Co everyday because I work in Maryland Farms. The traffic for most people driving to Maryland Farms is horrid, but since I live off 12th South I can take Granny White the whole way and only takes around 15 minutes. I like visiting rural areas around Nashville, but I love living in the city.
 
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Pacer92 said:
Me too! Born and raised in Williamson county. The whole county was rural with the exception of Franklin, and it wasn't very big. Brentwood was just a spot in the road until the late 70's. It doesn't even resemble the county I grew up in. Can't stop progress, I suppose..
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We're in good ole Maury Co. halfway between Spring Hill and Columbia. My wife works in Cool Springs and makes us go to church in Brentwood; I absolutely despise the area north of Hwy 96. "True" Franklin is gorgeous and so laid back. With the history around the area it feels like a bygone era. It's just so damn expensive!! Yankees and west coast folks have absolutely destroyed the "common" housing market, it doesn't exist anymore. If you don't bring a minimum of $300k to the table you're not getting anything. And don't expect it to be big or updated even for that price.
 
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