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South Carolina

Boomtown: Bluffton
Household growth (2000-08): 156%
Household income growth (2000-08): 11%
Home value: $256,500

Bluffton, a booming town 12 miles west of Hilton Head Island, expanded its limits during the past decade by 32,000 acres through annexations. The area's households grew 156% from 2000 to 2008, to 14,938. The average income jumped 11% during that period, to $65,819 in 2008.