The Milken Institute released its annual “Best Performing Cities” . The list was topped by Austin, Texas, a metro in the middle of a climate disaster. The Austin City Council is considering a bond to raise money to fight the city’s climate crisis. “Council documents note significant investments will need to be made to achieve the city’s climate change goals,” according to the KXAN.
America’s fastest-growing city is climate-friendly
Austin reached the top of the Milkin Institute’s list of large cities. It is the first time the city has topped the list since 2013. According to the researchers who created the report, the reasons for its position are job growth, high wages, and its tech economy. Ironically, the report lists climate change as a significant factor in where people choose to live.
The job growth rate is not surprising. The Bank of America Insitute recently released a report titled “On the Move: West Side Story.” Its primary conclusion is that hundreds of thousands are leaving West Coast metros. Most of the movement is in the southern tier of states. Of all metros, the second fastest-growing city in America is Autin, just behind Columbus, Ohio.