Calabasas residents are used to seeing their community appear on many "most green" or "environmentally friendly" lists, but how about "fastest growing?"
The state's Department of Finance released a list of California's fastest growing cities on Tuesday and ranked the 91302 in seventh place out of 482 towns.
However, that's only when you consider the growth by percentage.
In the past year, 574 people moved to Calabasas, raising the local population to 23,683 and helping the number of residents grow by 2.5 percent. Most cities averaged a less than 1 percent growth.
Will that trend continue? Well, Calabasas would have to rely on things like annexing more unincorporated L.A. County neighborhoods and opening more affordable housing units for seniors.
Mont Calabasas was annexed into the community last year, bringing with it 110 homes and about 2.7 residents per household, said Media Operations Director Deborah Steller. Last fall, Canyon Creek, opened its doors with about 70 affordable housing units for seniors.
The only other potential annexation in the pipeline is Mountain View Estates, but that effort has been at a virtual standstill since 2009.
When it comes to actual population figures, Calabasas isn't anywhere near the ranks of cities like Irvine, which grew by 5,376 people, or Chula Vista, which added 3,395 new residents.
Overall, Calabasas is the 277th most populated city in California.
No comments:
Post a Comment