This Is the Prime Metropolis People Are Transferring To – 24/7 Wall St.
Special report
November 7, 2021 10:00 am
Americans have had a period of exceptional mobility – and the top city Americans are moving to is Sarasota, Florida.
The high cost of living and real estate prices in large coastal cities like New York and San Francisco are part of the reason Americans move. Low mortgage rates have also made homes more affordable, and the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed people who work from home to move from cities where their businesses have offices to almost anywhere in the country. (These are the best cities to live and work from home in 2021.)
A by-product of this increased mobility is that home prices have skyrocketed in some modest (by population) states and cities. The people of Idaho, Oregon, Tennessee, and South Carolina along with a few cities have huddled within their borders. The 2021 census data will likely show more than the US average population growth in these states and cities.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed a study by the major Mayflower moving company, entitled “Find home.” Mayflower’s data from locations where the company supported a total of 800 or more moves showed the locations – states and cities – with the most inbound moves between July 2019 and July 2021.
The states with the most inbound moves were Idaho, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida.
In addition to migration data, a survey was conducted between September 13 and September 23, 2021 that claims to reflect the US population by gender, generation, and census by region.
The survey found that “nearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) feel they have a hometown”. However, the meaning of “hometown” is not the same among respondents: “58% consider their hometown to be the place they come from, while 42% consider their hometown to be the place where they currently live.”
Whether people are moving to or from their new hometown or not, the city with the most inbound moves was Sarasota, Florida, where 76.9% of all moves were recorded. It was followed by Wilmington, North Carolina; Fort Myers, Florida; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Boise, Idaho. Find out if these cities are some of the best cities to live in.
Here are the 25 most popular cities where people are moving
