metropolitan
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In the Miami metropolitan area, where Parkland is located, gas now costs $4.11 per gallon on average — up from $3.01 last year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The Regional Plan Association is a non-profit civic organization focused on urban planning for the New York metropolitan area.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Buyers and sellers are seeing the biggest differences compared with last year in West Palm Beach, which saw a near-40% increase in pending sales, Redfin data cataloging the nation’s largest metropolitan areas show.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
In 19 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas, the alignment between listing prices and incomes has gotten better than it was even before the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Jesse couldn’t have found a less appropriate community if he’d asked AltaVista: “What’s the worst place in the greater Chicago metropolitan area for two nineteen-year-old lads from Idaho to live?”
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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