Sơn Tây's future is seen as being very much that of a satellite city of Hanoi and as a result there are plans to relocate universities and other public facilities to Sơn Tây where land is cheaper and more plentiful.
Sơn Tây's destiny is intertwined with that of Hanoi, resulting in plans to shift academic and public institutions to Sơn Tây, where there is more space and lower costs.