This week PODS unveiled their sixth annual Moving Trends Report, highlighting the U.S. cities with the most move-ins and move-outs. The Carolinas dominated the top 6.
Top 10 cities with the highest number of move-ins:
- Myrtle Beach, SC-Wilmington, NC (1st in 2025)
- Ocala, FL (2nd in 2025)
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (5th in 2025)
- Raleigh, NC (3rd in 2025)
- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (4th in 2025)
- Charlotte, NC (6th in 2025)
- Boise, ID (7th in 2025)
- Knoxville, TN (8th in 2025)
- Sarasota, FL (unranked in 2025)
- Jacksonville, FL (10th in 2025)
Once again, Wilmington, NC, proves to be one of the most popular places to move to in the country.
Affordability overtook career as the number one deciding factor for moving Americans, with 58 percent of respondents claiming it as a top motivator. Up next at 41 percent was community and connection.
Top 10 cities with the highest number of move-outs:
- Los Angeles, CA (1st in 2025)
- South Florida (Miami area) (3rd in 2025)
- Northern California (San Francisco area) (2nd in 2025)
- Washington, D.C. (14th in 2025)
- Long Island, NY (Serving parts of NYC) (4th in 2025)
- Central Jersey, NJ (6th in 2025)
- Boston, MA (8th in 2025)
- Hudson Valley, NY (9th in 2025)
- Chicago, IL (7th in 2025)
- San Diego, CA (5th in 2025)
Source: PODS
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