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REALFOCUS 1: POPULATION GROWTHREALFOCUS 2: INCOME GROWTHREALFOCUS 3: HOUSE VALUE GROWTHREALFOCUS 4: CRIME TRENDREALFOCUS 5: JOB GROWTH %
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CitiesPopulation in 2015Population in 2024Population growth (% age)Median household income in 2000Median household income in 2023Median household income growth (% age)Median house or condo value in 2000Median house or condo value in 2023Median house or condo value growth (% age)Crime index most recent yearCrime index 14 yrs agoCrime reduction over 14 yrsJob growth last 12 monthsTotal job count (first column)
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Columbus, OH827,9909079719.7%3789762,35065%99,100265800168%326582256
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Phoenix, OH
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San Antonio, TX
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Houston, TX
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Dallas, TX
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Cleveland, OH
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Phoenix, AZ
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Indianapolis, IN
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Memphis, TN
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Detroit, MI
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Orlando, FL
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Tampa, FL
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Jacksonville, FL
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Boise, ID
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Tucson, AZ
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Las Vegas, NV
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Sacramento, CA
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Reno, NV
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Oklahoma City, OK
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St. Louis, MO
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Kansas City, MO
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Chicago, IL
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Eugene, OR
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Charleston, SC
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Population datahttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/release?rid=111
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City data URLwww.city-data.com
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Job growth by cityhttps://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.t03.htm
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RealfocusRules of thumb for use in 2025 only
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Population growth %If the city is between a 250K and 1 million in population, you want 10.1% population growth between 2015 and 2024. 6% growth if city is over a million people, and 13.5% if its under 250K people.
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Median Household income (increase in %)Look for 52.7% median household income growth between 2000 and 2023, using www.city-data.com. Applies to cities of all sizes.
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Median house or condo valueLook for 92% growth in median house / condo value between 2000 and 2022, using www.city-data.com. Applies to cities of all sizes.
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CrimeScroll down to the crime rates table. Look at the bottom row of the table. Look for a declining crime rate, from left to right. In the rightmost cell, look for a number lower than 450. in future years, you do not need to add or subtract from this number
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Job growth by %ageLook for numbers above 2% annualized job growth (1.5% for cities over a million). Go to https://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.t03.htm
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