College Station ranked as America's #3 next boomtown

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12:11p, 9/25/24
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https://www.kbtx.com/2024/09/25/college-station-ranked-americas-3-next-boomtown-according-new-listing/

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24/7 Wall Street ranked College Station as the #3 boomtown in America, meaning College Station has experienced rapid population and economic growth.

The city of College Station has a current population of almost 130,000 and according to the article, the city's population is expected to increase by 27% to a little over 207,000 in 25 years and in the next 50 years, it is estimated to grow 177.8%.

"I'd say Texas A&M's growth is one of the big factors. I think our quality of life here in this city has developed over the last several decades and has established us as a good place to live, a good place to raise families," said College Station Mayor John Nichols.

And it's not just College Station that's seeing rapid growth, KBTX met with the City of Bryan who says they have grown by about 2.4 % every year in the last 70 years. The city of Bryan has a current population of around 90,000 and is estimated to grow to 150,000- 160,000 in the next 25 years.
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Bunk Moreland
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12:18p, 9/25/24
I think 25 years is conservative for the numbers estimated for both cities. The supergrowth is comin.
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12:44p, 9/25/24
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Students are counted in CoSta's population and A&M is growing.
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General Jack D. Ripper
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12:51p, 9/25/24
Hopefully I will have made enough $$ to leave by the time we become Arlington.
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12:53p, 9/25/24
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BCS doubled in 30 years (1990 - 2020)...it isn't going to take that long.
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1:42p, 9/25/24
Dang, maybe we'll get a functional airport again.
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In reply to FlyRod • 1:56p, 9/25/24
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FlyRod said:
Dang, maybe we'll get a functional airport again.
I remember flying in and out of CLL in the 90's. No security, no secured area, gates were downstairs and you walked out on the tarmac to board the turboprop. There was no flight attendant. The pilot played a tape with the safety announcements while taxiing for takeoff. You went through security when you arrived in Houston (after a shuttle bus ride from the parking spot to the terminal).
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In reply to techno-ag • 1:57p, 9/25/24
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techno-ag said:
Students are counted in CoSta's population and A&M is growing.
Although that is slowing down, for now.
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11:58p, 9/25/24
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Three questions…

1. Where is it going to grow? At least for CS, growth to the south will be severely limited by CSISD's lack of footprint. Pretty sure folks won't want their kids bussed to Navasota.

2. What economy is going to support all that growth? The super secret chip factory?

3. What are we doing to get out in front of this growth? The longer I-14 and I-214 loop are delayed, the more mess is going to add up. (See Austin 80s-90s vs. now)
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In reply to Hornbeck • 12:50a, 9/26/24
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Hornbeck said:
Three questions…

1. Where is it going to grow? At least for CS, growth to the south will be severely limited by CSISD's lack of footprint. Pretty sure folks won't want their kids bussed to Navasota.


Navasota is in the early stages of building a new elementary near Milican in conjunction with a developer who's putting in a new subdivision. Navasota has also done a good job of improving their district over the past few years. The junior high and high school would still be a long way away and a deterrent, but I'm not so sure that CSISD's borders are that growth prohibitive.
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In reply to General Jack D. Ripper • 6:09a, 9/26/24
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General Jack D. Ripper said:
Hopefully I will have made enough $$ to leave by the time we become Arlington.


Amen.
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In reply to chickencoupe16 • 6:36a, 9/26/24
Great that they're thinking ahead. With Houston continuing to push up 290 and CS pushing south, they have a lot to look forward to in the coming decades.

Let's just hope they don't take a page from CSISD and decide to bus the kids in town to Millican and vice versa.
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 7:55a, 9/26/24
Captn_Ag05 said:
https://www.kbtx.com/2024/09/25/college-station-ranked-americas-3-next-boomtown-according-new-listing/

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24/7 Wall Street ranked College Station as the #3 boomtown in America, meaning College Station has experienced rapid population and economic growth.

The city of College Station has a current population of almost 130,000 and according to the article, the city's population is expected to increase by 27% to a little over 207,000 in 25 years and in the next 50 years, it is estimated to grow 177.8%.

"I'd say Texas A&M's growth is one of the big factors. I think our quality of life here in this city has developed over the last several decades and has established us as a good place to live, a good place to raise families," said College Station Mayor John Nichols.

And it's not just College Station that's seeing rapid growth, KBTX met with the City of Bryan who says they have grown by about 2.4 % every year in the last 70 years. The city of Bryan has a current population of around 90,000 and is estimated to grow to 150,000- 160,000 in the next 25 years.
Good for you Bryan
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In reply to Hornbeck • 9:05a, 9/26/24
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Hornbeck said:
Three questions…

1. Where is it going to grow? At least for CS, growth to the south will be severely limited by CSISD's lack of footprint. Pretty sure folks won't want their kids bussed to Navasota.

2. What economy is going to support all that growth? The super secret chip factory?

3. What are we doing to get out in front of this growth? The longer I-14 and I-214 loop are delayed, the more mess is going to add up. (See Austin 80s-90s vs. now)


This exactly!

CS doesn't have much room for growth. To east of 6? Can't grow south, west is difficult, COB has already annexed land out east…
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9:37a, 9/26/24
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Navasota/Grimes County is the way.
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7:16p, 9/26/24
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Too bad I'll be 90.
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In reply to General Jack D. Ripper • 8:18p, 9/26/24
Same
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 12:19a, 9/27/24
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Captn_Ag05 said:
https://www.kbtx.com/2024/09/25/college-station-ranked-americas-3-next-boomtown-according-new-listing/

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24/7 Wall Street ranked College Station as the #3 boomtown in America, meaning College Station has experienced rapid population and economic growth.

The city of College Station has a current population of almost 130,000 and according to the article, the city's population is expected to increase by 27% to a little over 207,000 in 25 years and in the next 50 years, it is estimated to grow 177.8%.


Umm, the math ain't mathing in this article.

If CS is to grow by 27% in 25 years, the population would be 165,100…. Not 207k.

177.8% growth in the next 50 years puts CS at 361,140.

It sounds like "Let's buy a vacant anchor store" math.
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