Round Rock – Second Fastest Growing City in U.S.

I’ve often written about the rapid growth of Round Rock, Texas. Now there are some official statistics to back me up. In fact, Round Round was recently named the second fastest growing city in the United States, growing by more than 8% to 8.2% to 104,446.

This information was released earlier today, in a CNN Money ranking of the fastest growing cities in the country. New Orleans had the highest rate of population growth, and Round Rock was #2 on the list. Three other Texas cities appeared in the top ten as well — McKinney at #5, Killeen at #9, and Fort Worth at #10.

A Fast-Growing City With Good Reason

There’s plenty to like about Round Rock, Texas. I have lived here for over five years, and I could easily rattle off a dozen things that make it a great place to live. In fact, here it goes…

1. Affordable housing
2. Great schools
3. A short drive to Austin (Live Music Capital)
4. Plenty of places to hike, bike and jog
5. Williamson County Regional Park (I jog there almost every day)
6. Short, mild winters
7. Easy access to Texas Hill Country, just a short drive to the west
8. Excellent health care (we are the “medical corridor” of Central Texas)
9. Hardly any mosquitoes, thanks to the bat colony beneath the McNeil bridge
10. An increasing number of entertainment venues (live music, a new hockey rink nearby, etc.)
11. Reasonable traffic, for now at least
12. Very low crime rate