Each year, Allied Van Lines publishes a yearly report analyzing where people are moving to in the U.S.
This year’s report highlights which states are seeing an increase and decrease in people moving in and out. The report details the reasons for U.S migration patterns. Factors include economic and cultural influences.
Despite years of instability and uncertain job, housing, and economic markets, Americans continue to be on the move, but from 2023-2024 it went down slightly by 7%.
Allied says the current U.S. migration trends show steady movement toward midsize cities, particularly in the lower-cost-of-living Southeastern states.
Key insights:
Top Inbound States: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia.
Top Inbound Cities: Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Greenville, SC, Nashville, TN, and Raleigh, NC.
Top Outbound States: Illinois, California, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Colorado.
Top Outbound Cities: Chicago, IL, Detroit, MI, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, and Seattle, WA.
Top Months to Move: June, July, and May.
Inbound analysis shows a trending preference for mid-sized cities that balance job opportunities and lifestyle preferences, along with affordable housing and stable economies.
According to Allied, another reason why the migration rates dipped again was likely due to economic uncertainty and fluctuating mortgage rates. Still, even so, those moving tend to prefer minimally disruptive moving dates, with most choosing to move during the summer and toward the end of the week.
Last month, Florida Daily reported that some Florida cities like Winter Garden, Davenport, and Clermont were among the top 10 of inquiries that Americans checked out of cities to move to.
Since the COVID pandemic, from 2020-to 2022, Florida was one of the hot spots people were moving to. But not anymore, as the Allied Report says, currently, the state is balanced between those moving in and those moving out.
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