Migration data represent annual averages from 2012 through 2016. Affordability data are one-year estimates for 2017, the most recent year available.

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Metro area	Average population 2012-2016	Movers within the metro area	Newcomers	Newcomers from abroad	Top out-of-state metro area of origin	Newcomers from top origin city	Movers out of metro area	Top destination metro area	Movers to top destination metro area	% of out-of-state newcomers who are homeowners	% of out-of-state newcomers who are renters	Monthly owner costs	Owner costs as % of owner income	Monthly renter costs	Renter costs as % of renter income
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,543,798	651,526	240,422	35,912	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	12,303	158,557	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,041	32%	68%	$1,460	19%	$1,115	31%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,748,386	255,119	104,721	16,177	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	25,185	92,151	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	23,314	34%	66%	$1,833	20%	$1,241	33%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	4,678,463	442,318	189,432	51,066	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	15,348	144,215	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	15,483	30%	70%	$2,303	22%	$1,397	35%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	2,351,775	250,738	115,742	10,193	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,580	71,421	Columbia, SC	3,100	36%	64%	$1,306	18%	$977	29%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,415,795	975,763	234,436	54,619	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,350	238,940	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	6,959	32%	68%	$1,789	21%	$1,078	31%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,862,576	849,345	280,492	50,374	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,330	167,232	Oklahoma City, OK	4,130	32%	68%	$1,651	20%	$1,085	28%
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	2,718,560	344,674	144,678	15,800	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,327	99,266	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3,474	32%	68%	$1,811	21%	$1,352	32%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	4,246,631	456,416	106,184	22,678	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,259	102,748	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,580	39%	61%	$1,383	18%	$898	31%
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,391,993	753,897	269,984	66,705	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,277	141,440	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,775	31%	69%	$1,649	20%	$1,041	30%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	13,035,556	1,267,018	357,586	99,490	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	14,660	347,974	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	16,527	24%	76%	$2,471	27%	$1,476	35%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,863,618	611,107	232,137	85,597	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	23,177	152,875	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	10,090	37%	63%	$1,737	25%	$1,316	40%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,443,612	392,217	121,178	21,393	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,269	81,753	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,282	34%	66%	$1,647	19%	$1,057	29%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	19,802,865	1,461,897	413,020	166,746	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	18,085	433,922	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	28,649	29%	71%	$2,630	25%	$1,379	34%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2,301,443	251,097	148,601	17,573	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	10,794	96,414	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,737	36%	64%	$1,423	21%	$1,151	34%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,978,562	511,967	179,230	33,524	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	28,649	156,214	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	18,085	36%	64%	$1,803	21%	$1,082	36%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	4,430,826	579,060	219,938	29,900	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	12,033	130,996	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,481	41%	59%	$1,445	20%	$1,091	31%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,324,863	289,750	114,972	15,283	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	6,053	75,152	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	7,789	31%	69%	$1,810	21%	$1,238	31%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,373,857	447,299	207,896	22,398	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3,662	144,116	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	4,225	37%	63%	$1,840	25%	$1,268	36%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2,300,534	276,285	116,223	14,348	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,881	74,850	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,948	34%	66%	$1,430	20%	$959	31%
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	3,212,336	343,613	155,094	34,764	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,734	142,503	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	4,295	23%	77%	$2,455	25%	$1,598	35%
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,527,818	402,314	220,505	52,792	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	9,859	166,641	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,254	26%	74%	$2,985	24%	$1,853	30%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,627,144	453,079	195,467	39,919	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	7,789	116,673	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	6,053	27%	73%	$2,125	22%	$1,443	31%
St. Louis, MO-IL	2,772,607	301,137	81,660	9,154	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,609	68,739	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,964	35%	65%	$1,333	18%	$868	30%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,897,180	317,185	147,503	18,507	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	8,563	98,598	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,110	41%	59%	$1,384	21%	$1,070	33%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,934,964	611,058	293,215	76,495	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	23,314	230,363	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	25,185	29%	71%	$2,293	21%	$1,629	31%