Towns include: Winder
Job growth (2000-2006): 36.5%
Commuters settled in lovely Barrow County as a launching pad to get to the Atlanta-area job centers but are now finding their home the sometimes unwilling recipient of ancillary growth from their more congested neighbors. Textiles once dominated the local economy, but no more as housing and retail take over amid the prolonged population boom. Two massive highway projects will help support further growth.
 Cottontail Cottage, Bethlehem, Georgia
23. Barrow County, Ga. Source: OnBoard |  For this year's list we focused on smaller places that offered the best combination of economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a real sense of community (more)  Wondering where the wealth is? Residents of these 25 places have the highest median household incomes in the country. (more) |
