Northwest Arkansas Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing Metros Springdale’s metropolitan area – the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA – is ranked as the #9 fastest-growing metro in the United States according to new population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks its first appearance in the top 10 since at least 2020. The region’s population grew by 2.4% from 2024 to 2025, adding more […]
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NWA Named Nation’s Best Performing Large Metro
NWA Named Nation’s Best Performing Large Metro Springdale’s metropolitan area – the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA – has been ranked the #1 Best-Performing Large Metro in the United States for 2026 after consistently placing in the top 15 large cities every year since 2021. The 2026 index and rankings are primarily based on data from 2024 with […]
Springdale a Top 50 Place to Live
SPRINGDALE A TOP 50 PLACE TO LIVE U.S. News & World Report ranks Springdale as the 47th Best Place to Live in the country. The 2025-2026 ranking of 250 U.S. cities says Springdale’s overall score of 6.5/10 also makes it the second best place in Arkansas to live. Five indices are used in the rankings: Quality of Life […]
Region Ranked 7th Best Performing Cities
Springdale’s metropolitan area – the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA – has been ranked the 7th Best-Performing City in the United States for 2024. The Best-Performing Cities’ (BPC) large cities list, compiled annually by the Milken Institute, includes the 200 most populous US metropolitan areas. Large cities are further divided into five tiers based on their relative […]
Region Named 10th Best Place to Live
Northwest Arkansas has been named as the 10th-best place to live in the United States for 2023-24. The annual ranking is conducted by U.S. News and World Report. “Our region has been ranked in the Top 10 of this ranking for eight consecutive years,” said Chamber president Bill Rogers. “That speaks to both the high […]
Region Ranked Top 15 For Tech
Springdale’s metro area has been ranked as the nation’s 14th fastest growth area for tech talent by LinkedIn. Our region had a 25.6% growth rate in tech talent from 2019-2022 in the report released last week. The ranking shows southern states making the fastest headway with three hubs in both Florida and North Carolina, and two […]
UAMS Chooses Springdale Care Corridor
The Springdale Care Corridor, a four-mile stretch of I-49 on the city’s west side, has been chosen as the site for a new $85 million world-class UAMS orthopedic hospital and sports medicine center. The University of Arkansas System trustees have approved a $13.6 million land purchase agreement for 31.2 acres on the southeast corner of […]