https://headwaterseconomics.org/economic-development/trends-performance/recreation-counties-attract/
Recreation Counties Attract New Residents and Higher Incomes - Headwaters Economics
Aug 13, 2025 - Recreation counties, especially in non-metro places, draw new residents and have higher incomes and faster earnings growth than places without recreation.
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https://headwaterseconomics.org/economic-development/trends-performance/west-is-best-value-of-public-lands/
West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Jobs and Higher Incomes - Headwaters Economics
Feb 28, 2020 - This report finds that the West’s popular national parks, monuments, wilderness areas and other public lands offer its growing high-tech and services...
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