5 Reasons Atlanta Will Explode In The Next 10 Years

Miami is struggling to keep their population because it's like exploding in growth and they're always doing construction. L.A. is struggling to keep their population. Businesses are leaving their left and right. People are leaving that city and that state. Atlanta, however, is exploding in growth and we're going to talk about five reasons why so many people and businesses and economy are moving to the city of Atlanta. Unlike some other landlocked cities like L.A. or maybe New York, we start to see that Atlanta has much more room for expansion. We have the city of Atlanta in the middle, but we also have 100 suburbs outside of Atlanta where many people are moving to. So the population of the metro Atlanta as a whole is 6 million people and about 5.5 million of those people live in one of the suburbs. And the farther away you go from Atlanta, you start to see that there is still even more undeveloped land. There is plenty of areas for new construction homes, plenty of areas where you can buy homes with large landlots, one acre, five acres, 100 acres. There is so much land around the city of Atlanta that there is plenty of room for the population growth and the business growth and the economy growth all around this area. While we don't see a lot of new construction in areas like Sandy Springs or Vinings or maybe Dunwoody, because these areas are kind of closer to the city of Atlanta. We do see a lot of new construction in the farther out suburbs, areas like Dallas or Canton or Buford, maybe Lawrenceville. These cities that are farther away from the Atlanta area and haven't yet been as developed, they're seeing a lot of new construction. So there's no question that we have plenty of space. And because of that, we also see that we have lower density population here in metro Atlanta. And this means that there's a lot more flexibility for the construction companies, for developers. They're not as tied down by red tape because we have so much lower density population here. The farther away you get from the city of Atlanta, like the less populated it is. And so it's not you know, we don't have all these kinds of rules and regulations, especially in these farther out suburbs of metro Atlanta. And a big one that surprises many people who move here from other states is that Georgia in general has a lot less regulation on businesses, big corporations than you see in other states. And while this may be kind of good or kind of bad, really depends on who you talk to. The truth is that there is much more flexibility for these developers. And when it comes to finding land in a major U.S. city, you've got like no chance finding something like that in Miami or New York or L.A. But here in metro Atlanta, there are plenty of areas where you can find large landlots. Finding 10 acres in metro Atlanta is totally doable. And this is like shocking for some people when they come here from out of state, when they come from maybe Houston or Dallas or like Denver or Seattle and they come here to metro Atlanta and they're like, holy ----, like there's so much land here. Even though we talk about this in the videos so often, it still surprises so many people how much undeveloped land there is here. What's up, y'all? My name is Victor with Atlanta Suburban Living. We put out videos every week about what it's like to live in Atlanta and the suburbs of Atlanta. Another big reason why the city of Atlanta and the metro area is going to boom in the next 10 years is the diversity in the industries that we have here in Atlanta. We're not a city of like one industry. It's not just tech like San Francisco. You know, it's not just tourism like Miami. This is an area of multiple different kinds of industries. And so we're not reliant on just that one industry. The film industry is here in Georgia. The logistics industry, especially because of where Atlanta is located, it kind of makes it easy to get around to different parts of the country. The tech industry is starting to grow here. Of course, there's retail and restaurants and all kinds of different industries, different companies. So this kind of diversity in the industries not only brings a lot of employers and jobs and which also brings a lot of people to this area. But it also means that we aren't just hoping for one kind of industry to expand. And if that one industry doesn't work out or if like just the tech industry, you know, kind of implodes, we're not reliant on that. We have many different types of industries. And I think part of that has to do with the fact that we don't see as many regulations here in Georgia. I think this has allowed companies and businesses to grow and flourish here in Metro Atlanta. And so this is one of the reasons why we have that diversity. Some other big ones are the finance industry, which we see a lot of here in the city, especially in Buckhead and Sandy Springs. And then another big one is health care. Health care is enormous here in Metro Atlanta. In fact, I used to be an EMT working on the ambulances. And so I'm very familiar with where all of these hospitals are here in Metro Atlanta. We have tons just within the city where I live in Marietta. Within about 30 minutes of where I live, I can count two or three, maybe four major ERs, major hospitals within 30 minutes of where I live. And so all around the Metro Atlanta area, I wouldn't even know where to start counting. But there's got to be at least 20 major hospitals just in the Metro Atlanta area. And so all of this diversity in the industries also makes our area kind of recession proof. Another big one for many people, especially as we're starting to see a lot of inflation and certain signs of maybe a recession coming. This is a big one for especially people who are looking for work because of the amount of employers that we're seeing here and the different kind of companies. This has really been like a safe haven for people looking for work. Reason number three why Atlanta is going to boom in the next 10 years is the lower cost of living. Now, you may have heard me say this before or maybe other people will talk about how the Atlanta area has a low cost of living. But it's important that I'm keeping it super real with you. I want to make sure that you have the whole picture. While the cost of living here in Atlanta is lower than some other major U.S. cities, it's not lower than like parts of the U.S. where it's a small town. We can't really compare the city of Atlanta anymore to like middle of nowhere, Midwest America. Like if you live in a small town in the U.S. where you have lower cost of living, you can't move here to Metro Atlanta and be like, oh, I'm looking for the lower cost of living. It's going to be more expensive. There's no question that the cost of living here in Atlanta has increased significantly. But it is still less than other cities like Miami, New York, L.A., San Francisco, Denver. I've even heard some people coming from Texas, Dallas and Houston finding kind of lower cost of living here in the Metro Atlanta area. And so this not only goes for the homes, but this often goes for groceries and for gas and for health insurance. Homeowner's insurance is especially lower here in Georgia than in South Florida or any part of Florida. I've heard y'all's homeowner's insurance is like out of control. And so this is something that really a lot of people are following. They're looking for that lower cost of living. Actually, I made a whole video outlining the cost of living here in Metro Atlanta. You can see it up here. But this is a big factor and certainly one of the reasons why the growth in Atlanta is going to explode in the next 10 years. Reason number four why the Metro Atlanta area is growing so much has to do with the infrastructure and the expansion projects that we're working on here. There are so many different new projects that they are working on. The infrastructure for a long time has kind of been a big complaint for many people. And so the cities and the counties and the state are finally realizing that we need to improve these things. And so working on the roads, working on the power lines, improving Internet speeds, all of these things have become a big priority for many of the cities and the counties. And so we're finally seeing these improvements. And it kind of has to do with the fact that maybe decades ago, the city of Atlanta wasn't growing as quickly. And so because now we're starting to see more people move here. Now, these cities and these counties and the state of Georgia have that money to be able to put into the infrastructure. And so we're seeing these kinds of projects left and right all over the city. The Beltline, which is like that walking trail that goes around the city of Atlanta, is constantly improving. We've got the project at the Gulch there by Mercedes Benz Stadium. They're building that kind of mixed use facility. That's like a huge deal. And everybody here in Atlanta is waiting for. And then the individual suburbs around Atlanta very often have projects going on. Holly Springs has got their town center being built. Marietta, Alpharetta, Swanee, they're all working on some kind of project to improve their city and to make it better for the residents. Of course, if you have any questions about what it's like to live in Atlanta or you are thinking about moving here, feel free to call, text or email me anytime. I'm a local realtor here in the area. Thank you so much to everybody who has reached out. I'm always happy to help. Reason number five why this area is going to significantly grow in the next 10 years also has to do with the diversity in the demographics. Not only in the diversity in the industries, but also the demographics, I think, is a big one. This is not a city of just one demographic. And I don't just mean like demographics, like race or culture, although that is something where we do a great job of being diverse. But also I mean ages and financial status or whatever. Like we have such a mix of these different kinds of demographics that this is a demographically healthy area. And so this certainly helps out with the economy and with the growth that we're seeing here in Metro Atlanta. People who are moving here from out of state are now bringing their families here to Metro Atlanta. There are so many great things going for the city. This is my home now for 30 years. I love the city of Atlanta. I have no intentions of moving anywhere else. But the fact is that there are some downsides to living in Metro Atlanta. And if you are planning on moving here, it's important that you have the whole picture. We don't want to just gloss over all of the bad things and only talk about the good things. We really need to talk about the bad things as well. And one of those things is certainly going to be like the public schools in certain parts of the Metro Atlanta area that you want to avoid. And there are other reasons as well. And so I've made an entire video outlining the pros and the cons of living in Metro Atlanta. You can check out that video here. I'll see you in the next one.