Where people in San Luis Obispo are moving to most

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July 18, 2022
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Where people in San Luis Obispo are moving to most

Stacker compiled a list of where people in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area are moving to the most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the metro from San Luis Obispo between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

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#50. Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

- Migration to Columbus in 2015-2019: 37
- Migration from Columbus to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 37 to Columbus
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#49. Madera, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Madera in 2015-2019: 40
- Migration from Madera to San Luis Obispo: 118 (#11 most common destination from Madera)
- Net migration: 78 to San Luis Obispo
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#48. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

- Migration to Elizabethtown in 2015-2019: 45
- Migration from Elizabethtown to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 45 to Elizabethtown
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#47. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 45
- Migration from Colorado Springs to San Luis Obispo: 8 (#244 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 37 to Colorado Springs
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#46. Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

- Migration to Lexington in 2015-2019: 46
- Migration from Lexington to San Luis Obispo: 98 (#41 most common destination from Lexington)
- Net migration: 52 to San Luis Obispo

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#45. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Bremerton in 2015-2019: 47
- Migration from Bremerton to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 47 to Bremerton
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#44. Yuba City, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Yuba City in 2015-2019: 47
- Migration from Yuba City to San Luis Obispo: 15 (#65 most common destination from Yuba City)
- Net migration: 32 to Yuba City
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#43. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 47
- Migration from Washington to San Luis Obispo: 35 (#276 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 12 to Washington
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#42. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 50
- Migration from New York to San Luis Obispo: 113 (#214 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 63 to San Luis Obispo
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#41. Merced, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Merced in 2015-2019: 54
- Migration from Merced to San Luis Obispo: 99 (#23 most common destination from Merced)
- Net migration: 45 to San Luis Obispo

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#40. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Pensacola in 2015-2019: 55
- Migration from Pensacola to San Luis Obispo: 45 (#110 most common destination from Pensacola)
- Net migration: 10 to Pensacola
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#39. Modesto, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Modesto in 2015-2019: 56
- Migration from Modesto to San Luis Obispo: 126 (#24 most common destination from Modesto)
- Net migration: 70 to San Luis Obispo
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#38. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Lake Havasu City in 2015-2019: 59
- Migration from Lake Havasu City to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 59 to Lake Havasu City
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#37. Madison, WI Metro Area

- Migration to Madison in 2015-2019: 62
- Migration from Madison to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 62 to Madison
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#36. Flagstaff, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Flagstaff in 2015-2019: 63
- Migration from Flagstaff to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 63 to Flagstaff

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#35. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area

- Migration to Charlotte in 2015-2019: 70
- Migration from Charlotte to San Luis Obispo: 10 (#250 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 60 to Charlotte
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#34. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 71
- Migration from Dallas to San Luis Obispo: 233 (#117 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 162 to San Luis Obispo
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#33. Richmond, VA Metro Area

- Migration to Richmond in 2015-2019: 75
- Migration from Richmond to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 75 to Richmond
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#32. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Killeen in 2015-2019: 76
- Migration from Killeen to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 76 to Killeen
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#31. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Olympia in 2015-2019: 79
- Migration from Olympia to San Luis Obispo: 7 (#120 most common destination from Olympia)
- Net migration: 72 to Olympia

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#30. Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

- Migration to Bowling Green in 2015-2019: 83
- Migration from Bowling Green to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 83 to Bowling Green
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#29. Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Fort Collins in 2015-2019: 85
- Migration from Fort Collins to San Luis Obispo: 25 (#102 most common destination from Fort Collins)
- Net migration: 60 to Fort Collins
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#28. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Santa Rosa in 2015-2019: 86
- Migration from Santa Rosa to San Luis Obispo: 202 (#23 most common destination from Santa Rosa)
- Net migration: 116 to San Luis Obispo
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#27. Visalia, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Visalia in 2015-2019: 90
- Migration from Visalia to San Luis Obispo: 206 (#12 most common destination from Visalia)
- Net migration: 116 to San Luis Obispo
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#26. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Corpus Christi in 2015-2019: 91
- Migration from Corpus Christi to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 91 to Corpus Christi

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#25. Bend, OR Metro Area

- Migration to Bend in 2015-2019: 93
- Migration from Bend to San Luis Obispo: 57 (#32 most common destination from Bend)
- Net migration: 36 to Bend
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#24. Redding, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Redding in 2015-2019: 105
- Migration from Redding to San Luis Obispo: 102 (#19 most common destination from Redding)
- Net migration: 3 to Redding
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#23. Boulder, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Boulder in 2015-2019: 105
- Migration from Boulder to San Luis Obispo: 109 (#32 most common destination from Boulder)
- Net migration: 4 to San Luis Obispo
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#22. Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area

- Migration to Eugene in 2015-2019: 115
- Migration from Eugene to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 115 to Eugene
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#21. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

- Migration to Portland in 2015-2019: 138
- Migration from Portland to San Luis Obispo: 144 (#87 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 6 to San Luis Obispo

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#20. Stockton, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Stockton in 2015-2019: 144
- Migration from Stockton to San Luis Obispo: 1,003 (#5 most common destination from Stockton)
- Net migration: 859 to San Luis Obispo
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#19. Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Hanford in 2015-2019: 151
- Migration from Hanford to San Luis Obispo: 145 (#15 most common destination from Hanford)
- Net migration: 6 to Hanford
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#18. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Santa Cruz in 2015-2019: 157
- Migration from Santa Cruz to San Luis Obispo: 132 (#23 most common destination from Santa Cruz)
- Net migration: 25 to Santa Cruz
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#17. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area

- Migration to Las Vegas in 2015-2019: 189
- Migration from Las Vegas to San Luis Obispo: 79 (#124 most common destination from Las Vegas)
- Net migration: 110 to Las Vegas
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#16. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 223
- Migration from Seattle to San Luis Obispo: 228 (#96 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 5 to San Luis Obispo

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#15. Vallejo, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Vallejo in 2015-2019: 280
- Migration from Vallejo to San Luis Obispo: 152 (#29 most common destination from Vallejo)
- Net migration: 128 to Vallejo
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#14. Chico, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Chico in 2015-2019: 290
- Migration from Chico to San Luis Obispo: 224 (#14 most common destination from Chico)
- Net migration: 66 to Chico
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#13. Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Bakersfield in 2015-2019: 292
- Migration from Bakersfield to San Luis Obispo: 799 (#10 most common destination from Bakersfield)
- Net migration: 507 to San Luis Obispo
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#12. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Oxnard in 2015-2019: 298
- Migration from Oxnard to San Luis Obispo: 458 (#17 most common destination from Oxnard)
- Net migration: 160 to San Luis Obispo
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#11. Salinas, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Salinas in 2015-2019: 357
- Migration from Salinas to San Luis Obispo: 633 (#11 most common destination from Salinas)
- Net migration: 276 to San Luis Obispo

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#10. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Jose in 2015-2019: 396
- Migration from San Jose to San Luis Obispo: 856 (#22 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 460 to San Luis Obispo
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#9. Columbia, MO Metro Area

- Migration to Columbia in 2015-2019: 445
- Migration from Columbia to San Luis Obispo: 0
- Net migration: 445 to Columbia
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#8. Fresno, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Fresno in 2015-2019: 461
- Migration from Fresno to San Luis Obispo: 665 (#10 most common destination from Fresno)
- Net migration: 204 to San Luis Obispo
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#7. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 649
- Migration from Phoenix to San Luis Obispo: 185 (#109 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 464 to Phoenix
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#6. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Riverside in 2015-2019: 709
- Migration from Riverside to San Luis Obispo: 526 (#43 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 183 to Riverside
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#5. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento in 2015-2019: 737
- Migration from Sacramento to San Luis Obispo: 1,110 (#18 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 373 to San Luis Obispo
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#4. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 748
- Migration from San Diego to San Luis Obispo: 917 (#32 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 169 to San Luis Obispo
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#3. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 1,115
- Migration from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo: 1,865 (#25 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 750 to San Luis Obispo
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#2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 1,296
- Migration from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo: 3,093 (#22 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 1,797 to San Luis Obispo
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#1. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Santa Maria in 2015-2019: 1,596
- Migration from Santa Maria to San Luis Obispo: 1,742 (#2 most common destination from Santa Maria)
- Net migration: 146 to San Luis Obispo

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