A Coworking Cafe study found eight Phoenix-area cities among the top 10 across population tiers, with strong gains in GDP, business formations and housing stock since 2019. Mesa ranked fourth among large cities, Gilbert led midsize cities, and Goodyear topped small cities.
Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2025/08/21/arizona-cities-surge-economic-rankings.html