CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – With the Census Bureau reporting that the South held 8 of the 15 cities with the largest population gains in 2017, the personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its report on 2018’s Fastest-Growing Cities in America.
Clarksville, TN came in at number 209 on the list.
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To determine where the most rapid local economic growth occurred over a period of seven years, WalletHub compared 515 U.S. cities across 15 key metrics.
The data set ranges from population growth to college-educated population growth to unemployment rate decrease.
Fastest-Growing Cities in America
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