Re: Even though it's growing...
> Puerto Rico jumped into the list out of nowhere and put
> Cincinnati at number 26 a couple years ago. We had been 25
> for a long time. Then, some southern and western markets
> grew faster and leapfrogged us to place us at #28.
> Interesting that this happened to a lot of markets,
> including Boston which is now out of the Top 10 thanks to
> Atlanta jumping up. Boston also - surprisingly - lost some
> 12+ population. As Cincinnati fell from number 25, other
> markets like Cleveland, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Columbus, and
> Baltimore shifted too. Cleveland was number 23 and is now
> 25. Columbus went from 35 to 38. Despite the fact that most
> of the cities that dropped position (like Cincinnati) GAINED
> in 12+ population. Just not as fast as those new "warmer"
> cities! Cities that jumped up were Riverside/San Bernardino,
> Tampa, and Las Vegas which went from 38 to 32!
>
> The Cincinnati metro area continues to grow (even though the
> city shrinks as it does in most old midwestern towns now).
>
> The new rankings are on
www.arbitron.com.
>
Go west, young man! (and south, too). Before you know it, we'll be in the 30s.