Forbes Full List: America’s Fastest-Growing Cities 2018
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Forbes’ annual list of America’s fastest-growing cities provides a holistic picture of places on the upswing. We look at growth of population, employment, wages and economic output. We also use home price growth as a proxy for wealth. Here are the 25 metropolitan areas (including divisions) across the country experiencing the biggest overall surges, plus the growth rates and projections that got them on the list.
For the methodology and trends behind this list read: America’s Fastest-Growing Cities 2018
1. Boise City-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
Shutterstock- Population growth 2017: 3.08% (rank #1)
- Projected population growth 2018: 2.34% (8)
- Job growth 2017: 3.58% (2)
- Projected job growth 2018: 2.61% (10)
- Gross Metro Product growth 2017: 3.87% (8)
- Projected GMP growth 2018: 5.12% (8)
- Wage growth 2017: 5.70% (6)
- Projected wage growth 2018: 7.27% (5)
- Home price growth 2017: 11.58% (4)
- Projected home price growth 2018: 4.38% (23)
- Rank 2017: 11