List of exurbs in the United States
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This list of exurbs in the United States from the Finding Exurbia report was identified by the Brookings Institution in 2006.[1] Some of them form a Micropolitan Statistical Area or other small metro area that may connect with a larger one to form a Combined Statistical Area.
Criteria
To qualify as an exurb in the Finding Exurbia report, a census tract must meet three criteria:
- Economic connection to a large metropolis.
- Low housing density: bottom third of census tracts with regard to housing density. In 2000, this was a minimum of 2.6 acres (11,000 m2) per resident.
- Population growth exceeding the average for its metropolitan area.
List
These exurbs are listed in the report, sorted by Metropolitan Statistical Area and then by state. Occasional nuances in their economies and relevant population centers will be marked as well.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Birmingham, Alabama
Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Charleston, South Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
North Carolina
South Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin (home of college town Kenosha)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
- Brown County, Ohio (Georgetown)
- Clinton County, Ohio (home to college townWilmington)
Cleveland, Ohio
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas, Texas/ Fort Worth, Texas
Oklahoma
Texas
Denver, Colorado
Des Moines, Iowa
- Hamilton County, Iowa (Webster City)
- Greene County, Iowa (Jefferson)
- Guthrie County, Iowa (Guthrie Center)
- Madison County, Iowa (Winterset)
- Marion County, Iowa (Knoxville, Pella)
- Poweshiek County, Iowa (Montezuma, Grinnell)
- Tama County, Iowa (Toledo, Tama)
- Marshall County, Iowa (home to college town Marshalltown)
Detroit, Michigan
Duluth, Minnesota/ Twin Ports
Fargo, North Dakota
- Grand Forks County, North Dakota (home to college town Grand Forks)
- Nelson County, North Dakota (Lakota)
- Griggs County, North Dakota (Cooperstown)
- Stutsman County, North Dakota (home to college town Jamestown)
- Kidder County, North Dakota (Steele)
- Logan County, North Dakota (Napoleon)
- LaMoure County, North Dakota (LaMoure)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Houston, Texas
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Clinton County, Indiana (Frankfort)
- Tipton County, Indiana (Tipton)
- Madison County, Indiana (home to college town Anderson)
- Henry County, Indiana (New Castle)
- Rush County, Indiana (Rushville)
- Bartholomew County, Indiana (Columbus)
- Brown County, Indiana (Nashville)
- Putnam County, Indiana (home to college town Greencastle)
- Montgomery County, Indiana (home to college town Crawfordsville)
Jackson, Mississippi
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas
Missouri
Knoxville, Tennessee
- Blount County, Tennessee
- Campbell County (LaFollette micropolis)
- Cocke County (Newport micropolis)
- Grainger County, Tennessee
- Hamblen County, Tennessee (Morristown)
- Jefferson County, Tennessee (Morristown metropolis)
- Roane County, Tennessee (Harriman)
- Sevier County, Tennessee (Sevierville)
- Union County, Tennessee
Lansing, Michigan
Las Vegas, Nevada
Little Rock, Arkansas
Los Angeles, California
- Kern County, California (Bakersfield)
- Riverside County, California (Corona, Indio, Jurupa Valley, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Riverside, Temecula)
- San Bernardino County, California (Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, San Bernardino, Victorville)
- Ventura County, California (Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks)
Memphis, Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin (home of college town Kenosha)
- Walworth County, Wisconsin (home of college town Whitewater and resort town Lake Geneva)
- Jefferson County, Wisconsin (Jefferson, Watertown)
- Dodge County, Wisconsin (Juneau, Beaver Dam)
- Washington County, Wisconsin (West Bend)
- Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (Sheboygan)
Minneapolis, Minnesota/ Twin Cities
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York, New York
Connecticut
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut (Bridgeport)
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut (Waterbury)
- Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut (Torrington)
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (home to college town New Haven)
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (Stamford)
New Jersey
- Essex County, New Jersey (Newark)
- Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Middlesex County, New Jersey (home to college town New Brunswick and to suburban Monroe Township
- Monmouth County, New Jersey (Asbury Park, Freehold, Long Branch, Red Bank, West Long Branch)
- Morris County, New Jersey (Morristown, Parsippany-Troy Hills)
- Ocean County, New Jersey (Lakewood)
- Passaic County, New Jersey (Passaic, Paterson, Clifton)
- Somerset County, New Jersey (Franklin Township)
- Sussex County, New Jersey
- Union County, New Jersey (Elizabeth)
- Warren County, New Jersey
New York
- Dutchess County, New York (Poughkeepsie)
- Orange County, New York (Middletown, Newburgh)
- Ulster County, New York (Kingston)
- Putnam County, New York (Brewster)
- Rockland County, New York (Ramapo)
- Suffolk County, New York (Amityville, Babylon, Brentwood, Fire Island, Hauppauge, Huntington, Islip, Montauk, Port Jefferson, Riverhead, Ronkonkoma, Stony Brook, The Hamptons)
- Sullivan County, New York (Monticello)
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Omaha, Nebraska/ Council Bluffs, Iowa
Iowa
Nebraska
Orlando, Florida
Phoenix, Arizona
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/ Camden, New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Portland, Oregon
Oregon
Washington
- Skamania County, Washington (home to resort townStevenson,Carson)
Providence, Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Raleigh, North Carolina
Richmond, Virginia
Rochester, New York
Saint Louis, Missouri
Illinois
- Calhoun County, Illinois (Hardin)
- Macoupin County, Illinois (home to college town Carlinville)
- Monroe County, Illinois (Waterloo)
Missouri
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Antonio, Texas
Sacramento, California
- Butte County, California (home to college town Chico)
- Sutter County, California (Yuba City)
- Yolo County, California (home to college town Davis)
San Francisco, California/ Oakland, California
San Jose, California
Seattle, Washington
- Island County, Washington (Camano Island, Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island)
- Lewis County, Washington (Centralia)
- Mason County, Washington (Shelton)
- Kitsap County, Washington (Bremerton, Port Orchard, Silverdale)
- Skagit County, Washington (Mount Vernon, Anacortes)
- Thurston County, Washington (state capital Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater)