Fastest Growing Counties in Minnesota
Money magazine has posted the 100 fastest growing counties in the United States, based on population growth. Two counties in the Twin Cities metropolitan area made the list.
Scott County
Directly south of Hennepin County, grew by 4.4% in 2005. This is not suprising, considering all of the roadwork that has been done in the southwest corner of Hennepin County. 494 has added lanes, County Road 5 is being worked on, and the same goes for Highway 169. These factors all combine to make this beautiful county full of great lakes such as Prior Lake, easier to commute from if you work in Minneapolis.
Sherburne County
This county is located just north of Hennepin county, and is a great place and affordable location to purchase an affordable house if you are interested in having a large and/or wooded lot. The commute can still be reasonable, depending on where you live in the county, and where you work in the metropolitan area. There are many non-residential development projects, such as the River’s Edge Commons, a downtown park in Elk River.
