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Tuesday, November 10, 2026Nov 10

Nashville third on list of next U.S. boom towns

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To determine the next boom towns in the United States, Mark Schill at the Praxis Strategy Group worked with Forbes magazine to rank the largest metro areas in the country on various data indicating past, present and future vitality.

photo The Nashville skyline. Photo from The Tennessean.

1 Austin, Texas

2 Raleigh, N.C.

3 Nashville

4 San Antonio