Why do more people move to Houston than to Minneapolis?
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Census data shows the Twin Cities are growing, but mostly through new births and international immigration. Meanwhile, sunbelt cities like Houston are attracting a lot of new residents from elsewhere in the country.
MPR host Kerri Miller talked to two experts in urban growth about what makes cities attractive to people who want to relocate. Her guests were Kyle Shelton, program manager at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University in Houston; and Ryan Allen, associate professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
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