The 15 fastest growing communities – percentage-wise – the United States between July 2020 and July 2021 included 12 suburbs:

1. Georgetown, TX – suburb of Austin
2. Leander, TX – suburb of Austin
3. Queen Creek, AZ – suburb of Phoenix
4. Buckeye, AZ – suburb of Phoenix
5. New Braunfels, TX – suburb of San Antonio – see earlier post about growth in the community
6. Fort Myers, FL – a central city in Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA
7. Casa Grande, AZ – suburb of Phoenix
8. Maricopa, AZ – suburb of Phoenix
9. North Port, FL – a central city in North Port-Brandenton-Sarasota MSA
10. Spring Hill, TN – suburb of Nashville
11. Goodyear, AZ – suburb of Phoenix
12. Port St. Lucie, FL – central city of Port St. Lucie MSA
13. Meridian, ID – suburb of Boise
14. Caldwell, ID – suburb of Boise
15. Nampa, ID – suburb of Boise

This is not just about the Sunbelt continuing to grow, as I saw in several headlines, but also about suburban and metropolitan growth in the Sunbelt. Many of these regions continue to grow, such as Austin, Phoenix, San Antonio, Nashville, and Boise, on the edges.

The list of the fastest growing communities by the absolute number of new residents was also weighted toward suburbs.