Happy Valley, Bend Top the List of Oregon’s Fastest Growing Cities

The Oregonian ranked Oregon’s fastest growing cities using Census data. The rankings are based on population growth between 2010 and 2017. Happy Valley was the fastest growing city in Oregon, with an astounding growth rate of 46%. Bend came in second with a growth rate of 23.3%. Rounding out the top five were Wilsonville (23.2%), Independence (16.7%), and Sandy (15.6%). Portland’s strong growth rate appears now to be largely outpaced by its suburbs – the city came in 12th on the list with a growth rate of 10.7%. In all, 34 Oregon cities grew at a faster rate than the US as a whole during this period. Read more.