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The 10 metro areas highly-educated people flock to — and NYC ain’t one of ’em
Here's where the smarties are moving to when they decide to pack up their bags
Domestic migration is at the lowest level since 1948, when one in five people packed up and crossed state lines, a new report from City Lab finds.
The most likely people to move are highly-educated — those who’ve obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher — and, according to data by the Martin Prosperity Institute, these are the top 10 metro areas they head off to when they get the itch to discover new horizons.
1. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO
2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
4. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
5. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
7. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
9. Raleigh-Cary, NC
10. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
[City Lab] — E.K. Hudson