A once-sleepy railroad town in Texas is now the biggest boomtown in the US after exploding in size over the past decade.
Fulshear, located in northwestern Fort Bend County west of Houston, used to be a rural outpost with wide open spaces and a small-town feel. But today, it’s the nation’s fastest-growing city and has quickly become a thriving hub where new neighborhoods, schools, and businesses seem almost seem to pop up overnight.
In 2014, Fulshear was home to just 2,300 residents but by 2023 its population had soared to nearly 27,000, marking a staggering 1,082% increase, StorageCafe reports. The US Census Bureau has since estimated the population has surged again to more than 54,000…