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The following 330 communities have beaten a big box store in their community at least once, or pressured a developer to withdraw. In some cases a big box store may come back a second time, moved to another location in the town, or otherwise gotten in. But every city or town on this list defeated a store at least one time. This is the Sprawl-Busters list only. There are many big box victories we never hear about. To see stories in the Newflash database about a community, click on one of the towns listed below. Updated September 2007 .

Chandler, AZ
Gilbert, AZ
Glendale, AZ
Kingman, AZ
Mesa, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Antioch, CA
Auburn, CA
Auburn, CA
Concord, CA
El Cajon, CA
Eureka, CA
Folsom, CA
Grass Valley, CA
Hercules, CA
Inglewood, CA
Lincoln, CA
Martinez, CA
North Auburn, CA
La Puente, CA
Novato, CA
Oakland, CA
Ocean Beach, CA
Pajaro, CA
Reedley, CA
S.J. Capistrano, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Louis Obispo, CA
San Marcos, CA
Santa Maria, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Simi Valley, CA
Stockton, CA
Turlock, CA
Upland, CA
West Lake Village, CA
Woodland, CA
Yucaipa, CA
Fort Collins, CO
Jefferson Cnty, CO
Littleton, CO
Longmont, CO
Monument, CO
Silverthorne, CO
Thornton, CO
Windsor, CO
Woodland Park, CO
Canton, CT
Colchester, CT
Groton, CT
Killingly, CT
New Milford, CT
Old Saybrook, CT
Orange, CT
Plainville, CT
Stafford Springs, CT
Tolland, CT
Vernon, CT
Windham, CT
Washington, D.C.
Rehobeth, DE
Bonita Springs, FL
Clermont, FL
Crystal River, FL
Davie, FL
Davie, FL
Deland, FL
Estero, Fl
Gainesville, FL
Gainsville, FL
Hallandale, FL
Hernando Cty, FL
Holiday, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Lake Forest, FL
Mary Esther, FL
Naples, FL
North Miami, FL
Ocala, FL
Pembroke Pines, FL
Punta Gorda, FL
Sarasota, FL
Sarasota, FL
Seminole Cty, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
Temple Terrace, FL
Athens, GA
Atlanta, GA
Avondale Estates, GA
Cobb County, GA
Covington, GA
Fulton County, GA
Gainesville, GA
Hawaii Kai, HI
Decorah, IA
Mason City, IA
Bellevue, ID
Hailey, ID
Hayden, ID
Canton, IL
Chicago, IL
Evergreen Park, IL
Lake in the Hills, IL
Lisle, IL
Mokena, IL
North Aurora, IL
Plainfield, IL
St. Charles, IL
Wheaton, IL
Decatur, IN


Greenwood, IN
Fishers, IN
New Albany, IN
Terre Haute, IN
Westfield, IN
Lawrence, KS
Manhattan, KS
Overland Park, KS
Stilwell, KS
Wichita, KS
Fort Wright, KY
Henderson, KY
Chalmette, LA
Covington, LA
Barnstable, MA
Billerica, MA
Boxboro, MA
Braintree, MA
East Longmeadow, MA
Easthampton, MA
Greenfield, MA
Hadley, MA
Lancaster, MA
Lee, MA
Leominster, MA
Northboro, MA
Plymouth, MA
Reading, MA
Saugus, MA
Somerset, MA
Somerville, MA
Sutton, MA
Westford, MA
Yarmouth, MA
Accokeek, MD
Chestertown, MD
Crofton, MD
Easton, MD
Gaithersburg, MD
Hagerstown, MD
Kent Island, MD
Paradise, MD
Talbot Cty, MD
Bangor, ME
Belfast, ME
Damariscotta, ME
Newcastle, ME
Nobleboro, ME
Rockland, ME
Topsham, ME
Wells, ME
Bedford, MI
Biloxi, MI
Canton, MI
Charlevoix, MI
Fenton, MI
Garfield, MI
Jackson, MI
Marine City, MI
Buffalo, MN
Burnsville, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Blue Springs, MO
Columbia, MO
Olivette, MO
Springfield, MO
St. Louis, MO
Warsaw, MO
Biloxi, MS
Great Falls, MT
Hamilton, MT
Asheville, NC
Belmont, NC
Durham, NC
Fayettevile, NC
Hickory, NC
Manteo, NC
Union Cty, NC
Waxhaw, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Fargo, ND
Bedford, NH
Claremont, NH
Littleton, NH
Nashua, NH
Peterboro, NH
Rindge, NH
Seabrook, NH
Stratham, NH
Walpole, NH
Brick, NJ
Deptford, NJ
Englewood, NJ
Hamilton, NJ
Harrison, NJ
Logan, NJ
Manalapan, NJ
Marlboro, NJ
Vineland, NJ
Albuquerque, NM
Taos, NM
Tijeras, NM
Reno, NV
Amherst, NY
Aurora, NY
Ballston, NY
Buffalo, NY
Cazenovia, NY
Colonie, NY
East Aurora, NY
Hornell, NY
Hyde Park, NY
Ithaca, NY

Lake Placid, NY
Lansingburgh, NY
Leeds, NY
Lima, NY
Montgomery, NY
Mount Pleasant, NY
New Paltz, NY
New Rochelle, NY
No. Greenbush, NY
Queens, NY
Rotterdam, NY
Saranac Lake, NY
Saranac Lake, NY
Beavercreek, OH
Broadview Hts, OH
Cleveland, OH
Green, OH
Harrison, OH
Highland Hts, OH
Hudson, OH
Lorain, OH
Milford, OH
North Olmstead, OH
Ottawa, OH
Strongsville, OH
Westerville, OH
Westerville, OH
Westlake, OH
Yellow Springs, OH
Edmund, OK
Beaverton, OR
Central Point, OR
Central Point, OR
Gresham, OR
Hillsboro, OR
Hillsboro, OR
Hood River, OR
Medford, OR
Oregon City, OR
Warren, OR
Bethlehem, PA
Carroll, PA
Covington, PA
Jefferson Hills, PA
Lower Gwynned, PA
Lower Makefield, PA
Lower Makefield, PA
Manor, PA
Milford, PA
Mount Joy, PA
Rapho, PA
Spring, PA
Warwick, PA
West Hempfield, PA
Barranquitas, PR
Utuado, PR
Middletown, RI
Clemson, SC
Mount Pleasant, SC
Pawleys Island, SC
Rapid City, SD
Yankton, SD
Arlington, TX
Cooleyville, TX
Dallas, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Houston, TX
Kennedale, TX
Lakeway, TX
McKinney, TX
Murphy, TX
Richardson, TX
Heber City, UT
Layton, UT
Taylorsville, UT
Accomac, VA
Ashland, VA
Charlottesville, VA
Fredericksburg, VA
Front Royal, VA
Roanoke, VA
Warrenton, VA
Williamsburg, VA
St. Albans, VT
St. Johnsbury, VT
Willison, VT
Chelan, WA
Fircrest, WA
Gig Harbor, WA
Lacey, WA
Prt Townsend, WA
Spokane, WA
Brookfield, WI
Fort Atkinson, WI
Jefferson, WI
Madison, WI
Menomonee Falls, WI
Monroe, WI
Racine, WI
River Falls, WI
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Waukesha, WI
Morgantown, WV
Park Royal, BC
Surrey, BC
Vancouver, BC
Lincoln, NB
Brampton, ONT
Burlington, ONT
Guelph, ONT
Miramichi, ONT
Oakville, ONT
Waterloo, ONT

Source: Al Norman, Sprawl-Buster

 
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