Suburbs are often popular choices for people to live in, especially those with families, due to their wide variety of amenities, proximity to big cities without the hustle and often more affordable home prices . However, many suburbs suffered after the pandemic, and if you’re moving to one, you want to be sure you’re picking one that has growth potential but still has affordable homes.
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To help you identify suburbs that are on the rise, but where you can still buy a home, GOBankingRates looked at key data such as the population change between 2020 and 2022 and focused on cities with a 9% or greater change in population in those same years. These suburbs also had to have a July 2024 home value below $500,000.
No single region of the country turned up as the leader. Instead, the states with the most growing suburbs were Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan and Texas .
benkrut / iStock.com 50. Lincoln Park, Michigan July 2024 home value: $147,251 2020 total population: 36,525 2022 total population: 39,807 2 year % change in total population: 8.99%
Pictured: Holland
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WilliamSherman / Getty Images 49. Frederick, Maryland July 2024 home value: $473,668 2020 total population: 71,843 2022 total population: 78,390 2 year % change in total population: 9.11%
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DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto 48. Pasadena, Maryland July 2024 home value: $442,528 2020 total population: 29,432 2022 total population: 32,161 2 year % change in total population: 9.27% Pictured: Silver Spring
sanfel / Getty Images 47. Victorville, California July 2024 home value: $437,837 2020 total population: 122,958 2022 total population: 134,417 2 year % change in total population: 9.32% Derek Jensen / Wikimedia Commons
46. Noblesville, Indiana July 2024 home value: $377,306 2020 total population: 64,430 2022 total population: 70,442 2 year % change in total population: 9.33% DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto 45. Brockton, Massachusetts July 2024 home value: $497,572 2020 total population: 95,740 2022 total population: 104,713 2 year % change in total population: 9.37%
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44. New Braunfels, Texas July 2024 home value: $361,132 2020 total population: 84,622 2022 total population: 92,993 2 year % change in total population: 9.89% DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto 43. Lawrence, Massachusetts July 2024 home value: $499,929 2020 total population: 80,022 2022 total population: 88,067 2 year % change in total population: 10.05% Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons 42. Hutto, Texas July 2024 home value: $361,031 2020 total population: 26,778 2022 total population: 29,498 2 year % change in total population: 10.16% Brendanmo11 / Wikimedia Commons 41. Wentzville, Missouri July 2024 home value: $379,853 2020 total population: 40,407 2022 total population: 44,584 2 year % change in total population: 10.34% LunaseeStudios / Shutterstock.com 40. Desert Hot Springs, California July 2024 home value: $388,705 2020 total population: 29,280 2022 total population: 32,386 2 year % change in total population: 10.61% Pictured: Palm Springs
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DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto 39. Brownsburg, Indiana July 2024 home value: $354,613 2020 total population: 26,560 2022 total population: 29,379 2 year % change in total population: 10.61% Pictured: Gary
Gooding Green / Shutterstock.com 38. San Jacinto, California July 2024 home value: $480,619 2020 total population: 48,786 2022 total population: 54,077 2 year % change in total population: 10.85% ©AirBnB 37. Adelanto, California July 2024 home value: $397,484 2020 total population: 34,238 2022 total population: 37,960 2 year % change in total population: 10.87% Pictured: Pioneertown
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images 36. Baytown, Texas July 2024 home value: $245,910 2020 total population: 76,089 2022 total population: 84,449 2 year % change in total population: 10.99% Pictured: Lubbock
peeterv / Getty Images/iStockphoto 35. Crown Point, Indiana July 2024 home value: $348,547 2020 total population: 30,372 2022 total population: 33,735 2 year % change in total population: 11.07% Pictured: Terre Haute
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VisionsbyAtlee / Getty Images/iStockphoto 34. Wylie, Texas July 2024 home value: $441,105 2020 total population: 51,251 2022 total population: 57,063 2 year % change in total population: 11.34% Pictured: Grapevine
Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons 33. Marana, Arizona July 2024 home value: $441,998 2020 total population: 47,164 2022 total population: 52,542 2 year % change in total population: 11.40% mdurson / Getty Images/iStockphoto 32. Sahuarita, Arizona July 2024 home value: $366,557 2020 total population: 30,679 2022 total population: 34,238 2 year % change in total population: 11.60% csfotoimages / iStock.com 31. Gallatin, Tennessee July 2024 home value: $432,521 2020 total population: 40,262 2022 total population: 44,947 2 year % change in total population: 11.64% Pictured: Murfreesboro
Scott Richie / Flickr.com 30. Concord, North Carolina July 2024 home value: $383,893 2020 total population: 94,147 2022 total population: 105,335 2 year % change in total population: 11.88% Michael Warren / Getty Images/iStockphoto 29. Sun City Center, Florida July 2024 home value: $345,841 2020 total population: 26,138 2022 total population: 29,290 2 year % change in total population: 12.06% Pictured: Ocala
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Better Planet Media / iStock.com 28. Dearborn Heights, Michigan July 2024 home value: $202,285 2020 total population: 55,630 2022 total population: 62,474 2 year % change in total population: 12.30% Pictured: Ypsilanti
Jacob Boomsma / Getty Images/iStockphoto 27. Midlothian, Texas July 2024 home value: $454,929 2020 total population: 31,533 2022 total population: 35,460 2 year % change in total population: 12.45% Pictured: Huntsville
felixmizioznikov / Getty Images 26. Apollo Beach, Florida July 2024 home value: $482,251 2020 total population: 23,487 2022 total population: 26,444 2 year % change in total population: 12.59% Pictured: Doral
©Shutterstock.com 25. Ruskin, Florida July 2024 home value: $348,342 2020 total population: 25,640 2022 total population: 28,878 2 year % change in total population: 12.63% Pictured: Pembroke Pines
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Jeff Holcombe / Shutterstock.com 24. St. Cloud, Florida July 2024 home value: $417,466 2020 total population: 53,132 2022 total population: 59,851 2 year % change in total population: 12.65% cineman69 / Getty Images 23. Jenks, Oklahoma July 2024 home value: $340,703 2020 total population: 22,933 2022 total population: 25,872 2 year % change in total population: 12.82% SeanPavonePhoto / Getty Images/iStockphoto 22. Trussville, Alabama July 2024 home value: $387,835 2020 total population: 22,590 2022 total population: 25,621 2 year % change in total population: 13.42% Pictured: Birmingham
MG_Photos / Shutterstock.com 21. Wesley Chapel, Florida July 2024 home value: $436,295 2020 total population: 60,534 2022 total population: 68,814 2 year % change in total population: 13.68% Pictured: Coral Springs
TrongNguyen / Getty Images/iStockphoto 20. Waxahachie, Texas July 2024 home value: $363,709 2020 total population: 36,735 2022 total population: 41,801 2 year % change in total population: 13.79% Pictured: Waco
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©Wikimedia Commons 19. Lebanon, Tennessee July 2024 home value: $439,223 2020 total population: 34,759 2022 total population: 39,562 2 year % change in total population: 13.82% TrongNguyen / Getty Images 18. McDonough, Georgia July 2024 home value: $354,810 2020 total population: 25,572 2022 total population: 29,134 2 year % change in total population: 13.93% Pictured: Atlanta
Davel5957 / Getty Images 17. Dearborn, Michigan July 2024 home value: $232,290 2020 total population: 94,328 2022 total population: 108,414 2 year % change in total population: 14.93% Pictured: Ann Arbor
Nicole S Glass / Shutterstock.com 16. Laurel, Maryland July 2024 home value: $484,783 2020 total population: 25,734 2022 total population: 29,581 2 year % change in total population: 14.95% KAD Photo / Shutterstock.com 15. Clayton, North Carolina July 2024 home value: $372,523 2020 total population: 23,179 2022 total population: 26,837 2 year % change in total population: 15.78% Pictured: Cary
Derek Jensen / Wikimedia Commons 14. Westfield, Indiana July 2024 home value: $461,255 2020 total population: 41,652 2022 total population: 48,262 2 year % change in total population: 15.87% Jon Bilous / Shutterstock.com 13. Elkridge, Maryland July 2024 home value: $487,954 2020 total population: 21,778 2022 total population: 25,251 2 year % change in total population: 15.95% Pictured: Bethesda
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felixmizioznikov / Getty Images/iStockphoto 12. Homestead, Florida July 2024 home value: $471,483 2020 total population: 68,937 2022 total population: 79,996 2 year % change in total population: 16.04% Trong Nguyen / Shutterstock.com 11. Lewisville, Texas July 2024 home value: $410,904 2020 total population: 107,740 2022 total population: 125,028 2 year % change in total population: 16.05% MattGush / Getty Images/iStockphoto 10. Goodyear, Arizona July 2024 home value: $483,061 2020 total population: 83,519 2022 total population: 97,542 2 year % change in total population: 16.79% FloridaStock / Shutterstock.com 9. Leesburg, Florida July 2024 home value: $299,317 2020 total population: 23,142 2022 total population: 27,226 2 year % change in total population: 17.65% Michael Warren / Getty Images/iStockphoto 8. Clermont, Florida July 2024 home value: $445,666 2020 total population: 36,757 2022 total population: 43,266 2 year % change in total population: 17.71% DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto 7. Maricopa, Arizona July 2024 home value: $364,112 2020 total population: 50,358 2022 total population: 59,605 2 year % change in total population: 18.36% Pictured: Gilbert
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Jacob Boomsma / Getty Images 6. Olive Branch, Minnesota July 2024 home value: $329,937 2020 total population: 38,270 2022 total population: 45,938 2 year % change in total population: 20.04% Pictured: Marshall
5. Canyon Lake, Texas July 2024 home value: $461,779 2020 total population: 26,338 2022 total population: 32,035 2 year % change in total population: 21.63% Pictured: Lubbock
4. Union City, Georgia July 2024 home value: $259,054 2020 total population: 21,976 2022 total population: 26,869 2 year % change in total population: 22.27% Obeezyjay / Shutterstock.com 3. Buckeye, Arizona July 2024 home value: $407,118 2020 total population: 74,467 2022 total population: 95,042 2 year % change in total population: 27.63% Marcin_P_Jank / Getty Images/iStockphoto 2. Hamtramck, Michigan July 2024 home value: $167,930 2020 total population: 21,704 2022 total population: 27,842 2 year % change in total population: 28.28% Pictured: Detroit
Sharkshock / Shutterstock.com 1. Mooresville, North Carolina July 2024 home value: $480,430 2020 total population: 38,498 2022 total population: 50,025 2 year % change in total population: 29.94% Pictured: Raleigh
Methodology: For this piece GOBankingRates first found the (1) two-year numerical and percent change in total population from 2020 to 2022 for all cities with a population between 25,000 and 200,000. With these cities isolated GOBankingRates focused on all cities with: a 9% or greater change in population from 2020 to 2022; part of a metro statistical area with above 1 million in total population; with a July 2024 home value below $500,000. All data was collected and up to date as of Aug. 13, 2024.
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