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After decades of living in the shadow of boomtowns like Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Pompano is now the darling of developers willing to build seriously upscale projects along its beach.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Denver was once a boomtown for condominiums; now nearly all new multifamily developments are rentals.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
According to Ryan Carrigan, founder of moveBuddha, the finding that Lakeland was the top boomtown was interesting for several reasons.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Denver was once a boomtown for condominiums; now nearly all new multifamily developments are rentals.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
According to Ryan Carrigan, founder of moveBuddha, the finding that Lakeland was the top boomtown was interesting for several reasons.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Boomtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomtown. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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boomtown
noun
boom·town
ˈbüm-ˌtau̇n 
: a town experiencing a sudden growth in business and population
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