Recession-Resistant Growth: nine most notable high-growth areas in the nation from 2009

Proprietary statistical ranking system that evaluates the 17,000 Census Places. Selection criteria and ranking methodology include percent change, absolute change and emerging Census blocks. The analysis considers total growth from 2000 to 2009, as well as that from 2008 to 2009 and weights the analysis using key demographic variables such as ethnicity, household income, net worth, economic stability, length of residence and age. Gadberry Group