Dallas among top metros for relocation

by Emily Marek

Dallas is one of the most popular places to move to — or, at least the most popular places to think about moving to, according to a new analysis from Redfin.

The real estate site recently reported that record-high numbers of users were looking to relocate in January. Nearly 25% of all Redfin.com users searched for homes outside their current metro area last month — a 2.1% increase from January 2022, and a 6.9% increase from January 2020 (before the pandemic).

While sunny Miami claimed the title of the most popular potential migration destination, Dallas was also among the top metros that attracted out-of-state movers. According to Redfin, net inflow into Dallas was the sixth-highest of all metro areas surveyed, with 4,400 users looking to move to the Big D in January (down from 7,300 users in January 2022).

The majority of potential Dallasites are in Los Angeles, which ranked as the No. 2 metro that homebuyers are looking to leave.

Here’s the full list of the metro areas that garnered the most relocation interest last month:

  1. Miami.
  2. Sacramento, California.
  3. Las Vegas.
  4. Phoenix.
  5. Tampa, Florida.
  6. Dallas.
  7. Cape Coral, Florida.
  8. Orlando, Florida.
  9. North Port-Sarasota, Florida.
  10. Houston.

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