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Old 04-30-2011, 04:38 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Janice Turner has seen Olive Branch flourish over the last two decades. A small town became Mississippi's ninth-largest city as thousands of people relocated across the state line from Memphis.

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Old 04-30-2011, 07:47 AM
 
Location: Arvada, CO
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Yeah, there's something in the water there because according to Domino's Pizza official magazine they always had one of the highest performing stores.
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Old 05-01-2011, 03:15 AM
 
Location: Southwestern Virginia
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Interesting article.
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Old 05-01-2011, 06:00 AM
 
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Not one of those cities I have a desire to even visit, let alone live.
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Old 05-01-2011, 09:19 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Not one of those cities I have a desire to even visit, let alone live.
I agree.
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Old 05-01-2011, 11:25 AM
 
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They all have average household incomes over 90K. Impressive.
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Old 05-01-2011, 03:44 PM
 
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These aren't cities really, just exurbs

I have been to Olive Branch and it really just feels like Memphis south w/ a bunch of new chain eateries & strip malls

I bet the appeal of such places subsides when gas prices are around $4/gal & the commute to work is 20-40 miles one way
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Old 05-01-2011, 05:35 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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These aren't cities really, just exurbs

I have been to Olive Branch and it really just feels like Memphis south w/ a bunch of new chain eateries & strip malls

I bet the appeal of such places subsides when gas prices are around $4/gal & the commute to work is 20-40 miles one way
Are we already there and more expensive in some places?
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Old 05-01-2011, 09:26 PM
 
Location: 30-40°N 90-100°W
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Not one of those cities I have a desire to even visit, let alone live.
Not surprising. It's clearly not a list of where C-D people like to move, but places where Americans in general are moving or like.

In my two years here I'd say C-Ders generally hate suburbs, cars, and heat. Americans seems to like, or at least not mind, all those things. Granted some on their list are in the Northwest or Midwest, but from what I can tell those places are suburbs. C-Ders also tend to be people who need excitement and energy. Many Americans have families or just like a quiet life.

Oddly I don't care that much for cars and heat either. Although I don't have a generalized thing against suburbs and I think I could be fine with a car-oriented place. (Not a hot place though, I have medical issues with heat) Besides being disabled I'd need my van almost wherever I live. I do like quiet, or at least I'm pretty much never bored unless I get quite ill, and I like my family so that may make me rather different.
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Old 05-02-2011, 03:12 AM
 
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I don't care for Olive Branch. Even though it has a high average household income, it's still looked down upon compared to the rest of the Memphis suburbs
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