The 10 hottest cities for people who want a new hometown

Beatrice NolanAug 2, 2023, 13:15 IST

Business Insider

Homebuyers a looking to move to a new city, a study found.Scott Olson/Getty Images

A study from Redfin has found that a record 25.5% of its users looked to move to a different area.
Major cities including San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles saw the biggest outflow.

Homebuyers are keener than ever to switch cities, according to a new report.

A study from real estate company, Redfin, has found that a record 25.5% of people looked to move to a different metro area in the second quarter of this year. That percentage jumped up from 23% last year and 19% pre-pandemic.

Redfin's data is collected from the searches of around two million users on its site from April to June 2023 across more than 100 metro areas.

Major cities including San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles saw the biggest outflow while Las Vegas topped Redfin's list for the first time ever.

Phoenix and Tampa also bagged top spots as some of the most popular destinations. Like Las Vegas, both cities are relatively affordable in comparison to Los Angeles or San Francisco. The average Las Vegas home costs less than half as much as buying one in the major California cities, according to Redfin.

Many of the popular cities boasted warm climates and low house prices — five of the 10 most popular destinations on Redfin's list were in Florida. The real estate brokerage calculated the results by net inflow, subtracting the number of searches looking to leave a metro area from the number looking to move there.

Here's Redfin's full list of in-demand locations: