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Where people in Boulder are moving to most
Stacker compiled a list of where people in Boulder, CO 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 Boulder between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#50. Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area
- Migration to Eugene in 2015-2019: 59
- Migration from Eugene to Boulder: 75 (#34 most common destination from Eugene)
- Net migration: 16 to Boulder
- Migration from Eugene to Boulder: 75 (#34 most common destination from Eugene)
- Net migration: 16 to Boulder
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#49. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Orlando in 2015-2019: 59
- Migration from Orlando to Boulder: 117 (#109 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 58 to Boulder
- Migration from Orlando to Boulder: 117 (#109 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 58 to Boulder
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#48. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metro Area
- Migration to North Port in 2015-2019: 60
- Migration from North Port to Boulder: 86 (#66 most common destination from North Port)
- Net migration: 26 to Boulder
- Migration from North Port to Boulder: 86 (#66 most common destination from North Port)
- Net migration: 26 to Boulder
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#47. Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Sebastian in 2015-2019: 62
- Migration from Sebastian to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 62 to Sebastian
- Migration from Sebastian to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 62 to Sebastian
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#46. St. George, UT Metro Area
- Migration to St. George in 2015-2019: 66
- Migration from St. George to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 66 to St. George
- Migration from St. George to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 66 to St. George
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#45. Charlottesville, VA Metro Area
- Migration to Charlottesville in 2015-2019: 67
- Migration from Charlottesville to Boulder: 10 (#110 most common destination from Charlottesville)
- Net migration: 57 to Charlottesville
- Migration from Charlottesville to Boulder: 10 (#110 most common destination from Charlottesville)
- Net migration: 57 to Charlottesville
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#44. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Miami in 2015-2019: 68
- Migration from Miami to Boulder: 315 (#86 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 247 to Boulder
- Migration from Miami to Boulder: 315 (#86 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 247 to Boulder
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#43. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 69
- Migration from Jacksonville to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 69 to Jacksonville
- Migration from Jacksonville to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 69 to Jacksonville
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#42. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area
- Migration to Omaha in 2015-2019: 74
- Migration from Omaha to Boulder: 140 (#51 most common destination from Omaha)
- Net migration: 66 to Boulder
- Migration from Omaha to Boulder: 140 (#51 most common destination from Omaha)
- Net migration: 66 to Boulder
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#41. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Santa Rosa in 2015-2019: 75
- Migration from Santa Rosa to Boulder: 20 (#100 most common destination from Santa Rosa)
- Net migration: 55 to Santa Rosa
- Migration from Santa Rosa to Boulder: 20 (#100 most common destination from Santa Rosa)
- Net migration: 55 to Santa Rosa
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#40. Flagstaff, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Flagstaff in 2015-2019: 80
- Migration from Flagstaff to Boulder: 13 (#65 most common destination from Flagstaff)
- Net migration: 67 to Flagstaff
- Migration from Flagstaff to Boulder: 13 (#65 most common destination from Flagstaff)
- Net migration: 67 to Flagstaff
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#39. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area
- Migration to Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 81
- Migration from Philadelphia to Boulder: 155 (#134 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 74 to Boulder
- Migration from Philadelphia to Boulder: 155 (#134 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 74 to Boulder
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#38. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 90
- Migration from Atlanta to Boulder: 294 (#113 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 204 to Boulder
- Migration from Atlanta to Boulder: 294 (#113 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 204 to Boulder
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#37. Lawrence, KS Metro Area
- Migration to Lawrence in 2015-2019: 94
- Migration from Lawrence to Boulder: 79 (#19 most common destination from Lawrence)
- Net migration: 15 to Lawrence
- Migration from Lawrence to Boulder: 79 (#19 most common destination from Lawrence)
- Net migration: 15 to Lawrence
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#36. Columbus, OH Metro Area
- Migration to Columbus in 2015-2019: 95
- Migration from Columbus to Boulder: 176 (#64 most common destination from Columbus)
- Net migration: 81 to Boulder
- Migration from Columbus to Boulder: 176 (#64 most common destination from Columbus)
- Net migration: 81 to Boulder
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#35. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Sacramento in 2015-2019: 98
- Migration from Sacramento to Boulder: 91 (#97 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 7 to Sacramento
- Migration from Sacramento to Boulder: 91 (#97 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 7 to Sacramento
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#34. Madison, WI Metro Area
- Migration to Madison in 2015-2019: 104
- Migration from Madison to Boulder: 131 (#40 most common destination from Madison)
- Net migration: 27 to Boulder
- Migration from Madison to Boulder: 131 (#40 most common destination from Madison)
- Net migration: 27 to Boulder
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#33. Asheville, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Asheville in 2015-2019: 105
- Migration from Asheville to Boulder: 86 (#48 most common destination from Asheville)
- Net migration: 19 to Asheville
- Migration from Asheville to Boulder: 86 (#48 most common destination from Asheville)
- Net migration: 19 to Asheville
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#32. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Luis Obispo in 2015-2019: 109
- Migration from San Luis Obispo to Boulder: 105 (#23 most common destination from San Luis Obispo)
- Net migration: 4 to San Luis Obispo
- Migration from San Luis Obispo to Boulder: 105 (#23 most common destination from San Luis Obispo)
- Net migration: 4 to San Luis Obispo
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#31. Ames, IA Metro Area
- Migration to Ames in 2015-2019: 112
- Migration from Ames to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 112 to Ames
- Migration from Ames to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 112 to Ames
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#30. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area
- Migration to Detroit in 2015-2019: 112
- Migration from Detroit to Boulder: 313 (#58 most common destination from Detroit)
- Net migration: 201 to Boulder
- Migration from Detroit to Boulder: 313 (#58 most common destination from Detroit)
- Net migration: 201 to Boulder
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#29. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area
- Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 124
- Migration from St. Louis to Boulder: 219 (#72 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 95 to Boulder
- Migration from St. Louis to Boulder: 219 (#72 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 95 to Boulder
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#28. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
- Migration to Charlotte in 2015-2019: 129
- Migration from Charlotte to Boulder: 59 (#154 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 70 to Charlotte
- Migration from Charlotte to Boulder: 59 (#154 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 70 to Charlotte
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#27. Cheyenne, WY Metro Area
- Migration to Cheyenne in 2015-2019: 131
- Migration from Cheyenne to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 131 to Cheyenne
- Migration from Cheyenne to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 131 to Cheyenne
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#26. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Bremerton in 2015-2019: 135
- Migration from Bremerton to Boulder: 86 (#29 most common destination from Bremerton)
- Net migration: 49 to Bremerton
- Migration from Bremerton to Boulder: 86 (#29 most common destination from Bremerton)
- Net migration: 49 to Bremerton
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#25. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 139
- Migration from Chicago to Boulder: 614 (#88 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 475 to Boulder
- Migration from Chicago to Boulder: 614 (#88 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 475 to Boulder
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#24. Pueblo, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Pueblo in 2015-2019: 141
- Migration from Pueblo to Boulder: 79 (#18 most common destination from Pueblo)
- Net migration: 62 to Pueblo
- Migration from Pueblo to Boulder: 79 (#18 most common destination from Pueblo)
- Net migration: 62 to Pueblo
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#23. Wichita, KS Metro Area
- Migration to Wichita in 2015-2019: 146
- Migration from Wichita to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 146 to Wichita
- Migration from Wichita to Boulder: 0
- Net migration: 146 to Wichita
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#22. Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area
- Migration to Cleveland in 2015-2019: 150
- Migration from Cleveland to Boulder: 53 (#127 most common destination from Cleveland)
- Net migration: 97 to Cleveland
- Migration from Cleveland to Boulder: 53 (#127 most common destination from Cleveland)
- Net migration: 97 to Cleveland
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#21. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Houston in 2015-2019: 155
- Migration from Houston to Boulder: 247 (#104 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 92 to Boulder
- Migration from Houston to Boulder: 247 (#104 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 92 to Boulder
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#20. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Jose in 2015-2019: 167
- Migration from San Jose to Boulder: 196 (#56 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 29 to Boulder
- Migration from San Jose to Boulder: 196 (#56 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 29 to Boulder
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#19. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 170
- Migration from Dallas to Boulder: 392 (#78 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 222 to Boulder
- Migration from Dallas to Boulder: 392 (#78 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 222 to Boulder
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#18. Grand Junction, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Grand Junction in 2015-2019: 173
- Migration from Grand Junction to Boulder: 34 (#32 most common destination from Grand Junction)
- Net migration: 139 to Grand Junction
- Migration from Grand Junction to Boulder: 34 (#32 most common destination from Grand Junction)
- Net migration: 139 to Grand Junction
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#17. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area
- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 185
- Migration from New York to Boulder: 1,096 (#83 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 911 to Boulder
- Migration from New York to Boulder: 1,096 (#83 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 911 to Boulder
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#16. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area
- Migration to Portland in 2015-2019: 193
- Migration from Portland to Boulder: 524 (#32 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 331 to Boulder
- Migration from Portland to Boulder: 524 (#32 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 331 to Boulder
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#15. Rochester, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Rochester in 2015-2019: 203
- Migration from Rochester to Boulder: 29 (#121 most common destination from Rochester)
- Net migration: 174 to Rochester
- Migration from Rochester to Boulder: 29 (#121 most common destination from Rochester)
- Net migration: 174 to Rochester
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#14. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 204
- Migration from Washington to Boulder: 515 (#85 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 311 to Boulder
- Migration from Washington to Boulder: 515 (#85 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 311 to Boulder
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#13. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 215
- Migration from Minneapolis to Boulder: 519 (#44 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 304 to Boulder
- Migration from Minneapolis to Boulder: 519 (#44 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 304 to Boulder
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#12. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 220
- Migration from Phoenix to Boulder: 259 (#83 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 39 to Boulder
- Migration from Phoenix to Boulder: 259 (#83 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 39 to Boulder
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#11. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Austin in 2015-2019: 220
- Migration from Austin to Boulder: 297 (#50 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 77 to Boulder
- Migration from Austin to Boulder: 297 (#50 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 77 to Boulder
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#10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area
- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 269
- Migration from Boston to Boulder: 567 (#45 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 298 to Boulder
- Migration from Boston to Boulder: 567 (#45 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 298 to Boulder
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#9. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
- Migration to Nashville in 2015-2019: 327
- Migration from Nashville to Boulder: 76 (#114 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 251 to Nashville
- Migration from Nashville to Boulder: 76 (#114 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 251 to Nashville
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#8. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 352
- Migration from San Francisco to Boulder: 971 (#36 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 619 to Boulder
- Migration from San Francisco to Boulder: 971 (#36 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 619 to Boulder
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#7. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 395
- Migration from San Diego to Boulder: 251 (#90 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 144 to San Diego
- Migration from San Diego to Boulder: 251 (#90 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 144 to San Diego
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#6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 488
- Migration from Seattle to Boulder: 463 (#59 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 25 to Seattle
- Migration from Seattle to Boulder: 463 (#59 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 25 to Seattle
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#5. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 625
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Boulder: 687 (#16 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 62 to Boulder
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Boulder: 687 (#16 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 62 to Boulder
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#4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 689
- Migration from Los Angeles to Boulder: 1,038 (#52 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 349 to Boulder
- Migration from Los Angeles to Boulder: 1,038 (#52 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 349 to Boulder
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#3. Fort Collins, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Fort Collins in 2015-2019: 1,898
- Migration from Fort Collins to Boulder: 1,301 (#3 most common destination from Fort Collins)
- Net migration: 597 to Fort Collins
- Migration from Fort Collins to Boulder: 1,301 (#3 most common destination from Fort Collins)
- Net migration: 597 to Fort Collins
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#2. Greeley, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Greeley in 2015-2019: 2,660
- Migration from Greeley to Boulder: 1,381 (#3 most common destination from Greeley)
- Net migration: 1,279 to Greeley
- Migration from Greeley to Boulder: 1,381 (#3 most common destination from Greeley)
- Net migration: 1,279 to Greeley
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#1. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 11,312
- Migration from Denver to Boulder: 10,661 (#2 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 651 to Denver
- Migration from Denver to Boulder: 10,661 (#2 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 651 to Denver
