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Fastest Growing Cities

Cities with the highest population and economic growth rates.

Rapid population growth and urban expansion signal a dynamic local economy. When people and businesses flock to a region, they drive development, create real-estate opportunity, and inject fresh cultural energy. We track demographic shifts, job-creation rates, and net migration to highlight the fastest-growing metros — while monitoring infrastructure and housing supply for a realistic picture.

Auburn, Alabama Rivers Langley SaveRivers (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #1 Best City 70

Auburn

Alabama, USA

SafetyA-
CostB-
Growth80
Avg. Rent$2,032
Median Income$63,668
Cost of Living96/100
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Papillion #2 Best City 61

Papillion

Nebraska, USA

SafetyB
CostC+
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$111,679
Cost of Living104/100
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Madison, Alabama Republic of Selmaria (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #3 Best City 74

Madison

Alabama, USA

SafetyA
CostB-
Growth85
Avg. Rent$1,358
Median Income$134,655
Cost of Living96/100
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Los Lunas #4 Best City 55

Los Lunas

New Mexico, USA

SafetyF
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$2,071
Median Income$62,330
Cost of Living86/100
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Smyrna, Delaware Dough4872 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #5 Best City 48

Smyrna

Delaware, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,750
Median Income$67,048
Cost of Living99/100
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Orlando #6 Best City 63

Orlando

Florida, USA

SafetyC+
CostB-
Growth85
Avg. Rent$1,479
Median Income$72,336
Cost of Living99/100
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Huntsville, Alabama American Diabetio (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #7 Best City 46

Huntsville

Alabama, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,522
Median Income$74,714
Cost of Living95/100
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Owasso, Oklahoma TulGuy (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #8 Best City 75

Owasso

Oklahoma, USA

SafetyA+
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,214
Median Income$79,036
Cost of Living94/100
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Harrisburg #9 Best City 74

Harrisburg

South Dakota, USA

SafetyA
CostC+
Growth90
Avg. Rent$1,265
Median Income$108,724
Cost of Living101/100
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Kapolei, Hawaii Travis.Thurston (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #10 Best City 52

Kapolei

Hawaii, USA

SafetyB+
CostF
Growth75
Avg. Rent$3,420
Median Income$128,324
Cost of Living151/100
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Vestavia Hills, Alabama Sharon Phelan Evans (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #11 Best City 66

Vestavia Hills

Alabama, USA

SafetyA+
CostC-
Growth78
Avg. Rent$1,975
Median Income$134,369
Cost of Living124/100
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Worcester #12 Best City 61

Worcester

Massachusetts, USA

SafetyC+
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$70,102
Cost of Living95/100
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Sioux Falls #13 Best City 71

Sioux Falls

South Dakota, USA

SafetyB+
CostB
Growth78
Avg. Rent$1,327
Median Income$75,970
Cost of Living88/100
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North Charleston #14 Best City 48

North Charleston

South Carolina, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,870
Median Income$62,956
Cost of Living95/100
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Fayetteville #15 Best City 59

Fayetteville

Arkansas, USA

SafetyD+
CostB
Growth80
Avg. Rent$1,402
Median Income$66,237
Cost of Living91/100
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Miami, Florida Averette (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #16 Best City 57

Miami

Florida, USA

SafetyB-
CostC-
Growth85
Avg. Rent$2,247
Median Income$62,462
Cost of Living120/100
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Polson #17 Best City 63

Polson

Montana, USA

SafetyB
CostC+
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,750
Median Income$53,418
Cost of Living101/100
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Fort Worth #18 Best City 65

Fort Worth

Texas, USA

SafetyB
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,525
Median Income$79,507
Cost of Living95/100
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Salt Lake City #19 Best City 61

Salt Lake City

Utah, USA

SafetyB
CostC+
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,606
Median Income$75,090
Cost of Living105/100
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Easton #20 Best City 51

Easton

Pennsylvania, USA

SafetyD+
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,570
Median Income$69,348
Cost of Living94/100
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama RhYno12 (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #21 Best City 60

Tuscaloosa

Alabama, USA

SafetyC-
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,450
Median Income$51,464
Cost of Living87/100
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Rapid City #22 Best City 57

Rapid City

South Dakota, USA

SafetyC
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,338
Median Income$70,870
Cost of Living99/100
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Homewood, Alabama Sweetmoose6 at English Wikipedia (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #23 Best City 68

Homewood

Alabama, USA

SafetyB+
CostB
Growth73
Avg. Rent$1,400
Median Income$94,485
Cost of Living92/100
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Benton #24 Best City 61

Benton

Arkansas, USA

SafetyC
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$917
Median Income$72,876
Cost of Living92/100
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Billings #25 Best City 52

Billings

Montana, USA

SafetyD
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,390
Median Income$73,712
Cost of Living95/100
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Opelika, Alabama Rivers A. Langley; SaveRivers (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #26 Best City 58

Opelika

Alabama, USA

SafetyC
CostB
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$65,004
Cost of Living92/100
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Olympia, Washington OceanLoop (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #27 Best City 57

Olympia

Washington, USA

SafetyB-
CostC
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$81,302
Cost of Living113/100
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Suffolk #28 Best City 63

Suffolk

Virginia, USA

SafetyB
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,697
Median Income$92,666
Cost of Living98/100
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Lenexa #29 Best City 60

Lenexa

Kansas, USA

SafetyB+
CostC
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,890
Median Income$103,239
Cost of Living111/100
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Houston, Texas Katie Haugland Brown (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #30 Best City 59

Houston

Texas, USA

SafetyC
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$97,458
Cost of Living93/100
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San Antonio #31 Best City 58

San Antonio

Texas, USA

SafetyC-
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,805
Median Income$66,176
Cost of Living91/100
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Tampa, Florida Clément Bardot (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #32 Best City 52

Tampa

Florida, USA

SafetyD+
CostB-
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$84,114
Cost of Living100/100
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Prattville, Alabama The original uploader was Robivy64 at English Wikipedia. (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #33 Best City 51

Prattville

Alabama, USA

SafetyD
CostB
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,200
Median Income$81,337
Cost of Living90/100
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Aurora #34 Best City 52

Aurora

Colorado, USA

SafetyD+
CostC+
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,715
Median Income$93,837
Cost of Living103/100
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Decatur, Alabama WeaponizingArchitecture (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #35 Best City 59

Decatur

Alabama, USA

SafetyC-
Cost—
Growth—
Median Income$68,116
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Norfolk #36 Best City 68

Norfolk

Nebraska, USA

SafetyA-
CostB
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,100
Median Income$58,884
Cost of Living92/100
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Danbury #37 Best City 53

Danbury

Connecticut, USA

SafetyC
CostC
Growth70
Avg. Rent$2,566
Median Income$83,393
Cost of Living109/100
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Bel Air South #38 Best City 51

Bel Air South

Maryland, USA

SafetyC
CostC-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$2,187
Median Income$123,653
Cost of Living117/100
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Buffalo, Wyoming Acroterion (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #39 Best City 70

Buffalo

Wyoming, USA

SafetyA+
CostC+
Growth65
Avg. Rent$919
Median Income$62,629
Cost of Living103/100
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Broomfield #40 Best City 70

Broomfield

Colorado, USA

SafetyB
Cost—
Growth70
Median Income$123,874
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Florence, Alabama themidnite (original), Yassie (derivative work (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #41 Best City 55

Florence

Alabama, USA

SafetyF
CostB+
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,195
Median Income$52,174
Cost of Living83/100
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Spokane #42 Best City 51

Spokane

Washington, USA

SafetyD
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,433
Median Income$70,190
Cost of Living98/100
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Urbandale #43 Best City 72

Urbandale

Iowa, USA

SafetyA
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,021
Median Income$112,795
Cost of Living90/100
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York #44 Best City 65

York

Maine, USA

SafetyB
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$2,700
Median Income$121,250
Cost of Living95/100
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Hamilton Township #45 Best City 53

Hamilton Township

New Jersey, USA

SafetyC+
CostC
Growth70
Avg. Rent$2,151
Median Income$100,771
Cost of Living114/100
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Wells #46 Best City 64

Wells

Nevada, USA

SafetyB
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$580
Median Income$107,454
Cost of Living96/100
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Paragould #47 Best City 73

Paragould

Arkansas, USA

SafetyB
CostA-
Growth78
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$56,980
Cost of Living74/100
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Aiken, South Carolina The original uploader was Festiva76 at English Wikipedia. (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #48 Best City 60

Aiken

South Carolina, USA

SafetyC
CostB
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,400
Median Income$76,746
Cost of Living89/100
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Bethlehem #49 Best City 62

Bethlehem

Pennsylvania, USA

Safety—
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$68,879
Cost of Living95/100
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Kingsport, Tennessee AppalachianCentrist (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #50 Best City 69

Kingsport

Tennessee, USA

SafetyB
Cost—
Growth—
Avg. Rent$1,400
Median Income$52,490
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