Gilbert, Arizona just surpassed Glendale as the Fourth largest city in the greater Phoenix Metro Area! Just one year after passing Scottsdale in total population, Gilbert continues it's rapid climb up the ranks of desirable places to live.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Gilbert added nearly 9,000 new residents between July 2013 and July 2014 catapulting us past Reno, Nevada, Garland, Texas, and Winston-Salem, NC to become the 86th largest community in the United States. We have experienced a growth rate of 3.8% bringing the total estimates to 239,277 residents.
Millennial's and young families are leading the charge in this growth explosion. Over the past few years downtown Gilbert has transformed itself from an old, outdated, sleepy farm town into a bustling young, urban, hot spot! The layout of the new Downtown Heritage District lends itself well to the culture of walking and biking instead of driving and parking. Hip and trendy restaurants like Zinburger, Barrio Queen, Postino's, and Joyride have all become must visit eateries. Multiple restaurants like Joe's Farm Grill and Sal's Gilbert Pizza have even been featured on the popular Food Network TV show "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives".
Gilbert is also the home of Agritopia, a highly desirable community built around the new urban farming culture that the Millennial generation is pioneering. Growing your own organic vegetables, raising free-range chickens, and collecting your own eggs is a rapidly growing trend among Millennials and you won't find any shortage of young environmentally conscious individuals in Gilbert leading the way.
As if all that wasn't enough to convince you that Gilbert isn't the old relic of a farm town it used to be, the National Association for Business Economics voted Gilbert as the #3 city in the entire Country for projected job growth in 2015. Gilbert was also voted the #2 safest city in the United States by Law Street Media for the second year in a row.
Check out the Gilbert, Arizona Chamber of Commerce for even more information on what a great place this is to call home:
I have personally called Gilbert my home for over a decade and there isn't any other place I would rather live. I am also proud to be a small business owner as the Broker and Owner of Zion Realty based right out of Gilbert. If you or someone you know are interested in buying or selling property in Gilbert, Arizona contact us at ZionRealtyAZ.com. We know everything there is to know about real estate in Gilbert and would be happy to put our services to work for you!
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