# @downinnadesert on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd8UlwPgIY_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71151491-downinnadesert-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T19:00:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Down In The Desert🌵 (@downinnadesert) — https://gondola.cc/downinnadesert

## Caption

If Surprise already feels way bigger than it did a few years ago, you’re not imagining it.

The city added 7,702 people in just one year, the largest population gain of any Arizona city in the latest Census estimates. Surprise is now home to roughly 175,000 people, up more than 22% since 2020. Census.gov
And the growth is nowhere near finished.

Northwest Surprise currently has 11 new communities under construction and another 19 planned, with roughly 34,000 new homes expected to be built over time. The 85387 ZIP code also recorded the highest moves-per-capita rate in Arizona during the first half of 2026.

That means entire sections of desert on the edge of Surprise could look completely different within the next several years.

Is Surprise growing too fast, or is this exactly what the West Valley needs? 👀

#Arizona #SurpriseAZ #WestValley #Phoenix #ArizonaNews

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surpriseaz, westvalley, arizonanews, arizona, phoenix

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