Economic good news.
The Cities With The Fastest-Growing Economies
...Using data from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Venture Capital Association and Renwood RealtyTrac, and assigning each city a score based on its "sociodemographics" and its "job & economy," WalletHub ranked 515 cities on their recent economic growth. The results may surprise you.
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According to WalletHub, the 10 cities with the fastest-growing economies are:
1. Fort Myers, FL
2. Midland, TX
3. Pearland, TX
4. Bend, OR
5. McKinney, TX
6. College Station, TX
7. Lehigh Acres, FL
8. Mount Pleasant, SC
9. Enterprise, NV
10. Irvine, CA
That's a lot of cities in Texas! What's more, Austin, TX came in as the top-ranked large city — defined as having more than 300,000 people — in economic growth. Clearly, the Lone Star State is having a moment....
Now don't get it in your head to move here to Texas!