Wisconsin

The Gadberry Group

Wisconsin

Boomtown: Sun Prairie
Household growth (2000-08): 37%
Household income growth (2000-08): 25%
Home value: $218,000

Home to General Casualty Insurance and several other large employers, households in the Madison suburb of Sun Prairie grew 37% from 2000 to 2008, to 13,339. The average income jumped 25% during that period, to $81,644 in 2008.