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But that’s not accounting for pandemic boomtowns, such as Austin, which has seen its home prices fall considerably from their peak.
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Byalena Botros, Fortune, 3 July 2024
El Dorado, Arkansas Once an oil boomtown, El Dorado has struck it rich once again with the arrival of the Murphy Arts District.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 24 June 2024
Cowtown is a boomtown with 978,468 residents, climbing one spot in the charts, according to recent Census data.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2024
The 19th-century silver-mining boomtown was filled with more than 100 saloons, a bowling alley, and even an opera house.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
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Byalena Botros, Fortune, 3 July 2024
El Dorado, Arkansas Once an oil boomtown, El Dorado has struck it rich once again with the arrival of the Murphy Arts District.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 24 June 2024
Cowtown is a boomtown with 978,468 residents, climbing one spot in the charts, according to recent Census data.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2024
The 19th-century silver-mining boomtown was filled with more than 100 saloons, a bowling alley, and even an opera house.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
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“Boomtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomtown. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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boomtown
noun
boom·town
ˈbüm-ˌtau̇n 
: a town experiencing a sudden growth in business and population
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