Tag Archives: Boom Towns: 7 Fastest-Growing Cities

Texas dominates the list of fastest-growing cities, attracting more residents with its strong employment center, lower taxes, and more affordable housing, according to an article in Forbes.com. For the second year in a row, Austin, Texas, topped Forbes’ list of America’s fastest-growing cities. The city has a projected economic growth rate of 6 percent a year through 2016, which is more than twice as much as the nation as a whole, according to Moody’s Analytics data. In compiling its list of America’s fastest-growing cities, Forbes.com analyzed the 100 largest metro […]