Valley is home to four the nation's fastest growing suburbs

Forbes: Valley home to four of nation's 10 fastest-growing suburbs, from the Business Journal of Phoenix, reports that according to a survey released this week by Forbes magazine, Buckeye, Surprise, Goodyear and Avondale all come in the top 10 fastest growing suburbs in the U.S., according to Census Bureau data. Buckeye was the second-fastest growing suburb in the U.S. from 2000 to 2006, growing from 10,147 to 29,615, a jump of 192 percent. Surprise came in third growing from 32,000 to 86,000, a 166 percent increase. Goodyear's came in sixth with its population growing from 19,500 to 47,400, a 143 percent increase. Avondale came in ninth with its population growing from 37,000 to 75,400, a 102 percent increase. Twenty of the fastest growing suburbs were in Texas and 18 were in California.

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