Alan Stanwyk surrenders

1. Wenatchee, Wash.
23.5% $238,900 An influx of retirees is buying up houses.

2. Salt Lake City
16.0% $233,100 A newly booming tech industry has drawn workers.

3. Grand Junction, Colo.
14.3% $217,000 The town's energy-industry work force is expanding.

4. Seattle
9.9% $395,300 A post-tech-bubble revival is under way.

5. Wilmington, N.C.
9.1% $272,000 The population is among the fastest growing.