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Packing Up: Where People Are Moving In and Out
Large, expensive U.S. metros were more likely to lose residents this summer.
One very simple but important indicator of urban prosperity is domestic migration: where people are moving from and to within the U.S. It's a classic example of people "voting with their feet," and tracking how the masses move can tell us a lot about our national economy and our local economies. The U.S. Census bureau has a pretty good idea of how this domestic migration plays out, based on its various questionnaires and surveys. But when it comes to tracking exactly where these people are migrating from and to, ask the people driving the moving trucks.
In a new analysis of residential moves over the summer months, the moving company United Van Lines has identified six major cities where more people are moving in than out: