The national census bureau just released information about the fastest growing cities in the nation. Can you guess which Utah city was ranked 2nd?
! Here are a few clues about the city. How quickly can you identify which city it is?
- The city is almost the exact shape and size as the island of Manhattan
- It is mass-transit friendly with 2 TRAX stops as well as a FrontRunner stop
- It is located 18 miles from downtown Salt Lake City
- This city is responsible for the federal law that school busses stop and open their doors at railroad crossings
- It is the first city in the world to have 2 LDS temples
Did you guess it?
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That's right South Jordan was ranked the 2nd fastest growing city in the Nation!
Here are some other interesting facts about South Jordan
- Population The population was 55,934 as of July 2012. That is almost a 5% increase since July of 2011 and an 11% increase from July of 2010.
- Real Estate
- Homes are selling at an INCREDIBLE speed
- The city’s average home value is about $380,000 (current homes for sale).
- One in four of all residential building permits for Salt Lake County were to build new homes in this city.
- In the first three months of 2013, this city was responsible for 28% of the total value of residential construction in Salt Lake County.
- Demographics
- Median family income (per year): $86,000
- Annual cost of living: $101,000
- Job growth (2000-2011) 95.16%
- Median age: 29.1
- Business The city added another 117 new businesses last year. This brings the number of physical brick-and-mortar businesses to 1,750
- Entertainment The District movie theater complex places among the top theaters in the nation for weekend openings of major films
How did the rest of Utah measure up?
Some of the other rapidly growing cities include Lehi, West Jordan, St. George, Orem, Taylorsville, West Valley City and Sandy. (Salt Lake City grew by 1.5 percent during those two years, to a 2012 population of 189,314, the newly released numbers show.)
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My friends nicknamed me Utah Dave in high school because they said it didn't matter where we went in Utah, I would know how to get there and who we needed to talk to. The name sticks today as UtahDave has formed into a professional real estate network of Neighborhood Experts all across the state. I live in Daybreak with my wife and 4 amazing children. I enjoy dancing (which is how I met my wife Dawn) as well as traveling, coaching, and learning.
