25 Safest Fastest Growing Cities in America with High Paying Jobs

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17. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL

Population growth: 2.7%

GDP growth: 3.5%

Hourly earnings: $24.51

Violent crime rate: 341.4

Property crime rate: 2023.3

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, recorded 10th highest percentage population increase among all metro areas in America. Between 2015 and 2016 the area added 20,444 new residents to its population of 768,013. Moreover, North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton experienced solid GDP growth of 3.5% which was led by construction and finance industry. Hourly earnings in North Port are not as high as in other places ranked here, but that does not concern North Port’s residents since costs of living are below national average.

 Safest Fastest Growing Cities in America with High Paying Jobs

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