This Appalachian City is projected to surpass Savannah in popularity among American movers. Yuan Yue - stock.adobe.com

More American homeowners are looking to move south next year.

Nearly half of the top 25 cities on movers’ radars were concentrated in the American South and Southwest, according to a new study by Move Buddha . The moving technology company surveyed search data from 2019 through 2025 to forecast the country’s most sought-after locales in 2026.

One Southern city easily proved the most popular, while other US hotspots fell to the wayside.

Brokers in Knoxville, Tennessee have a lot to look forward to next year.

Knoxville, situated at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, maintained its popular streak among homebuyers this year, trailing Savannah , Georgia in mo

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