WSJ: Baby Boomers Drive the Economy

WSJ Baby Boomers Drive the Economy
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By Heather Gillers and Ben Eisen

Georgetown, Texas, is the fastest-growing city in the U.S. It’s largely thanks to the baby boomers.

Thousands of them have settled in an enormous planned community called Sun City Texas: 5,421 acres of single-family homes clustered around pools, fitness centers and pickleball courts, reserved mostly for buyers 55 and older. The hottest party is the yearly Mardi Gras…

By Heather Gillers and Ben Eisen

Georgetown, Texas, is the fastest-growing city in the U.S. It’s largely thanks to the baby boomers.

Thousands of them have settled in an enormous planned community called Sun City Texas: 5,421 acres of single-family homes clustered around pools, fitness centers and pickleball courts, reserved mostly for buyers 55 and older. The hottest party is the yearly Mardi Gras…

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WSJ Baby Boomers Drive the Economy

WSJ: Baby Boomers Drive the Economy

Sky-diving, concerts, classic cars. An influx of older Americans bolsters the nation’s fastest-growing city. ‘We have more fun than our daughter.’