By Jeff Gifford | Phoenix Business Journal
Cities across the Valley have picked up a reputation for rapid growth in recent years, but a new report shows the East Valley boasts some of the nation’s fastest-growing cities over the longer haul.
The analysis from online self-storage listings platform StorageCafe measured Gilbert as the large city with the fourth-fastest growth in the country between 2014 and 2023. The East Valley city grew by 22% during that time, a percentage its matched in its category by the larger Henderson, Nevada, and exceeded only by Irvine, California (34%) and Orlando, Florida (25%).