metro

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The Riyadh metro, which opened six lines in late 2024 after years of delays and billions of dollars of cost overruns, is regularly packed at rush hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The central Florida metro of Ocala had the biggest population percentage gain in the U.S. last year, per Census estimates, followed by Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg, S.C.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As of February, the typical home value in the Hartford metro area was $380,000, about 70% higher than in 2019, according to Zillow’s index.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

More than two-thirds of metro areas in June 2025 had fewer listings than in 2019, before the pandemic supercharged housing and rising mortgage rates pushed buyers and sellers to the sidelines.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

You can’t tell the whole metro area our book is about Jackson!

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett