Outbound migration is pointing to the Southeast, according to the fourth annual Moving Trends Report published by PODS Enterprises LLC.
For the second consecutive year, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina, tied for the top spots on the list of cities with the highest numbers of move-ins. Rounding out the top 10 on this year’s list were Ocala, Florida; Houston; Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Phoenix; Knoxville, Tennessee’ Jacksonville, Florida; and Asheville, North Carolina.
“Last year, we noted the Carolinas were worth watching, and this year, they’ve not only taken the trophy as the number one spot for new moves but also broken a record,” said Rich Schwartz, senior vice president of corporate operations at PODS. “On the flip side, we’re continuing to see a throughline where expensive metro areas are prompting Americans to flock to cities and states where the cost of living is lower, and the lifestyle is more balanced.”
Indeed, the markets with the most move-outs on the new list were Los Angeles; the San Francisco Bay Area; South Florida (the Miami area); Long Island, New York; Austin; Central New Jersey; Chicago; San Diego; Stockton-Modesto, California; and the Hudson Valley region of New York.
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