Towns include: Palm Coast
Job growth (2000-2006): 70.5%
People from all over the East Coast are flocking to Flagler, pushing up population 10 percent since 2000 on the strength of a robust (but mostly affordable) real estate market, low taxes and a big-box commercial boom. Working there has its advantages: Median income is about 6 percent higher than in the rest of the state, with 23 percent of the population making more than $75,000.