Scott Julewitz for Find a Neighborhood

The cities Americans are moving to now and why

The COVID-19 pandemic left its mark on the American landscape in innumerable ways. Executives at many companies discovered that work-from-home arrangements work quite well and, therefore, made telecommuting permanent. With this newfound freedom, employees across the nation sought residence in low-tax, highly affordable areas.

Sun Belt states like Texas, Florida, and South Carolina saw a considerable percentage of the migration, which largely came from expensive coastal cities. Although these trends have somewhat slowed in 2025, the southern states still boast healthy population growth over the past two years, Find a Neighborhood reports.

The data used to compile this article came from two sets of in

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