Home·Best of·Fastest-growing US cities (population 25,000+) Cities ranked by annualized population growth between the 2020 Census and the 2024 Census estimate.
Population growth is the single strongest leading indicator for housing demand. The cities at the top of this list are absorbing thousands of new residents per year.
Most of the top names are Sun Belt suburbs and Mountain West cities. Once population growth slows, housing prices typically follow — eventually.
1Fulshear, TXHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · pop 54,62963Rising$508,887median home+34.2%/yrpop growth 2Celina, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 51,66145Cooling$548,646median home+32.5%/yrpop growth 3Princeton, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 37,01939Cooling$294,797median home+21.4%/yrpop growth 4Royse City, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 26,38747Cooling$314,499median home+18.2%/yrpop growth 5Mableton, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 78,31459Stable$353,395median home+17.7%/yrpop growth 6Anna, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 31,98644Cooling$349,188median home+17.3%/yrpop growth 7Melissa, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 26,19446Cooling$435,939median home+17.2%/yrpop growth 8Forney, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 38,57247Cooling$311,175median home+13.2%/yrpop growth 9Haines City, FLLakeland-Winter Haven · pop 42,07359Stable$296,920median home+12.1%/yrpop growth 10Hutto, TXAustin-Round Rock-Georgetown · pop 42,66138Cooling$340,928median home+11.5%/yrpop growth 11Fate, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 27,46751Stable$360,689median home+11.2%/yrpop growth 13Georgetown, TXAustin-Round Rock-Georgetown · pop 101,34441Cooling$430,900median home+10.8%/yrpop growth 14Leland, NCMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach · pop 34,45170Rising$377,303median home+10.7%/yrpop growth 15Leander, TXAustin-Round Rock-Georgetown · pop 87,51138Cooling$433,317median home+10.3%/yrpop growth 16Fort Mill, SCCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia · pop 36,24468Rising$529,279median home+10.3%/yrpop growth 17Prosper, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 44,50355Stable$790,164median home+10.2%/yrpop growth 18Centerton, ARFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers · pop 25,74572Rising$349,319median home+9.7%/yrpop growth 19Kyle, TXAustin-Round Rock-Georgetown · pop 65,83338Cooling$304,374median home+9.6%/yrpop growth 20Waukee, IADes Moines-West Des Moines · pop 34,42059Stable$342,248median home+9.5%/yrpop growth 21Lathrop, CAStockton · pop 40,86053Stable$647,590median home+9.2%/yrpop growth 22Queen Creek, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler · pop 83,78164Rising$635,865median home+8.9%/yrpop growth 23Leesburg, FLOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford · pop 37,81556Stable$277,458median home+8.8%/yrpop growth 25Foley, ALDaphne-Fairhope-Foley · pop 28,04366Rising$303,425median home+8.4%/yrpop growth 26Westfield, INIndianapolis-Carmel-Anderson · pop 62,99474Rising$473,173median home+7.9%/yrpop growth 27Lebanon, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 51,50173Rising$446,069median home+7.6%/yrpop growth 28Maricopa, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler · pop 76,65451Stable$346,139median home+7.2%/yrpop growth 29Seguin, TXSan Antonio-New Braunfels · pop 38,78955Stable$274,806median home+7.1%/yrpop growth 30Little Elm, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 61,21946Cooling$408,201median home+7.1%/yrpop growth 31Greer, SCGreenville-Anderson · pop 46,31672Rising$350,548median home+7.0%/yrpop growth 32Bluffton, SCHilton Head Island-Bluffton · pop 36,14669Rising$497,956median home+6.9%/yrpop growth 33Apex, NCRaleigh-Cary · pop 75,97765Rising$602,646median home+6.6%/yrpop growth 34New Braunfels, TXSan Antonio-New Braunfels · pop 116,47747Cooling$352,129median home+6.5%/yrpop growth 35Erie, COGreeley · pop 38,59454Stable$733,568median home+6.5%/yrpop growth 36Casa Grande, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler · pop 68,92757Stable$319,147median home+6.5%/yrpop growth 37Athens, ALHuntsville · pop 32,58770Rising$309,946median home+6.4%/yrpop growth 38Weatherford, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 39,39765Rising$397,061median home+6.3%/yrpop growth 39Windsor, COGreeley · pop 41,73457Stable$581,952median home+6.3%/yrpop growth 40Kalispell, MTKalispell · pop 31,29668Rising$556,983median home+6.2%/yrpop growth 41Conroe, TXHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · pop 114,58158Stable$315,391median home+6.2%/yrpop growth 42Washington, UTSt. George · pop 35,50166Rising$547,255median home+6.1%/yrpop growth 43Katy, TXHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · pop 27,74154Stable$338,556median home+6.1%/yrpop growth 44Garner, NCRaleigh-Cary · pop 39,34562Rising$385,612median home+6.0%/yrpop growth 45Midlothian, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 44,10465Rising$454,360median home+5.9%/yrpop growth 46Buckeye, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler · pop 114,33457Stable$396,322median home+5.7%/yrpop growth 47North Port, FLNorth Port-Sarasota-Bradenton · pop 92,87544Cooling$302,463median home+5.6%/yrpop growth 48Goodyear, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler · pop 118,18657Stable$470,432median home+5.5%/yrpop growth 49Stockbridge, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 35,89361Stable$292,482median home+5.5%/yrpop growth 50American Fork, UTProvo-Orem · pop 41,29868Rising$526,843median home+5.5%/yrpop growth Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population. State tax data from Tax Foundation.