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What Is The Fastest Growing City In Florida?

Take a guess. My guess would be a city in the Tampa Bay area. We know rents are super high in the Tampa Bay area so I would assume that…

Florida Poised To Become Third Most-Populous State In U.S.
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Take a guess. My guess would be a city in the Tampa Bay area.

We know rents are super high in the Tampa Bay area so I would assume that one of our bay area cities earned the top spot...but no! The fastest growing city in Florida is...Drum roll please...

The Villages!

The Villages metro area's population grew by 48.8% between 2010 and 2020. In 2020, they tallied 139,018 residents. Florida's overall population grew 15.6% during that time.

The factors that usually drive economic growth are high incomes. The median household income in the Villages metro area is $60,287. The median income in Florida is $59,227.

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Roxanne is a co-host on the MJ Morning Show and host of Middays on Q105 in Tampa Bay. She also hosts segments on The Current, which features local feel-good stories and health and wellness segments, and airs on five of the six Tampa-based Beasley Media Group stations. Roxanne has conducted hundreds of interviews, from athletes to Oscar winners, including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Chadwick Boseman. She also specializes in media training, having worked with clients in the NFL, NBA and WWE for television, in print, and online. Roxanne is a published author and will be releasing a thriller novel in 2024. Her favorite thing in the world is being with her two daughters and husband. As a content creator for Q105, Roxanne writes about family activities in the Tampa Bay area, as well as reviews for local restaurants and travel.