Click on the link above and look at CA. You will notice it is referring to exurbs and *new* “suburbs” which sprung from longtime farmland.
It’s not referring to communities such as Mira Mesa, which is actually “urban” (or “1st-tier suburban”). YOU and your “Gen-Y friends” are close to major job centers. The (CA) communities the CNN article is referring to sprung up in the last decade out of well-known agricultural areas.
These are CA’s future ghost towns, IMHO.
A property costing $400K in MM would cost only $150K – $200K in the outskirts of Stockton (for a comparable property). This is where the “poor” from both in-state and out-of-state are flocking to. They can’t fit a family of five into a 1 br condo in MM for $1200 month.[/quote]
According to Wikipedia, Fresno, Modesto, Bakersfield and Stockton are not suburb. They’re all small cities. Areas like Mira Mesa, Clairemont Mesa, Carmel Valley, etc. are suburbs. So, your definition of urban is not what average people would considered as urban.
FYI, Fresno, Bakersfield, etc. did not “sprung up” in the last decade. They’ve been there for many many years. I can bet you Fresno is not going to be a ghost town.
