25 Safest Fastest Growing Cities in America with High Paying Jobs

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4. Bend-Redmond, OR

Population growth: 3.6%

GDP growth: 8.1%

Hourly earnings: $25.29

Violent crime rate: 151.6

Property crime rate: 2170.8

Bend-Redmond ranks 4th on our list of safest fastest growing cities in America with high paying jobs. It recorded the highest GDP growth among all metro areas in America. The GDP increase of 8.1% was mainly led by developments in sectors such as durable-goods manufacturing, finance, and business services. The area also had third highest percentage population increase in America. Note though that population growth of 3.6% meant that Bend-Redmond added 6,365 residents to its population of around 175,000.  Crime rates are low in Bend-Redmond, and the only negative thing about this metro area are hourly earnings of $25.29 which are among the lowest on this list.

 Safest Fastest Growing Cities in America with High Paying Jobs

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