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I know several people who have made the move to Auburn on recent years, mostly because of the school system. Definitely not the same place I knew in the 80's. The Supper Club seemed like it was 15 miles outside of town.
New census estimates show that for a second straight year big cities surpassed the rate of growth of their surrounding suburbs.
Farther-out suburbs, known as exurbs, saw their growth slip to 0.35 percent, the lowest in more than a decade.
According to the census bureau, Auburn is among the top 15 fastest-growing cities in the country, with at least 50,000 residents. Auburn saw a 3.71 percent increase in population from July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012.
Eight Texas cities made the list of 15 with San Marcos, Texas, topping the list with a 4.91 percent increase.
But, according to The Associated Press, the gains for cities in 2012 indicate that young people — as well as potential retirees — are playing it safe for a while longer in dense urban cores, where jobs may be easier to find and keep.
Suburbs in the South and West also are seeing some gains, such as those around Houston, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Jacksonville, Fla.
New Orleans, which saw its population shrivel in the mid-2000s after Hurricane Katrina, continued to post the biggest increase in city growth relative to suburbs in the past year — 2.5 percent vs. 0.6 percent. Atlanta, Richmond, Va., Denver, Boston and Charlotte, N.C., also showed wide disparities between city and suburbs.
Other big cities showing faster growth compared with the previous year include Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco and Columbus, Ohio.
In all, primary cities in large metropolitan areas with populations of more than 1 million grew by 1.12 percent last year, compared with 0.97 percent in surrounding suburbs. In 2011, the gap between city and suburb growth was narrower — 1.03 percent vs. 0.96 percent.
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