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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
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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
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2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
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(Flickr/Maëlick)
3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
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(heyengel/Shutterstock)
4. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
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(Wikimedia Commons)
5. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
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(Shutterstock)
6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
7. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
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(Bz3rk/Wikimedia Commons)
8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
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(Averette)
9. Raleigh-Cary, NC
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(Atlpedia/Wikimedia Commons)
10. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
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(Henry Han)
[City Lab] — E.K. Hudson