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Metros sending the most people to Syracuse
Stacker compiled a list of metros that are sending the most people to Syracuse, NY Metro Area using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Syracuse from the metro between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#50. Kingston, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Kingston in 2015-2019: 72 (#18 most common destination from Kingston)
- Migration from Syracuse to Kingston: 24 (#119 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 48 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Kingston: 24 (#119 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 48 to Syracuse
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#49. Columbus, OH Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Columbus in 2015-2019: 72 (#108 most common destination from Columbus)
- Migration from Syracuse to Columbus: 76 (#60 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 4 to Columbus
- Migration from Syracuse to Columbus: 76 (#60 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 4 to Columbus
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#48. Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Trenton in 2015-2019: 73 (#45 most common destination from Trenton)
- Migration from Syracuse to Trenton: 70 (#63 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 3 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Trenton: 70 (#63 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 3 to Syracuse
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#47. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Scranton in 2015-2019: 74 (#48 most common destination from Scranton)
- Migration from Syracuse to Scranton: 291 (#17 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 217 to Scranton
- Migration from Syracuse to Scranton: 291 (#17 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 217 to Scranton

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#46. Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Baton Rouge in 2015-2019: 75 (#49 most common destination from Baton Rouge)
- Migration from Syracuse to Baton Rouge: 61 (#71 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 14 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Baton Rouge: 61 (#71 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 14 to Syracuse
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#45. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Dallas in 2015-2019: 77 (#205 most common destination from Dallas)
- Migration from Syracuse to Dallas: 109 (#41 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 32 to Dallas
- Migration from Syracuse to Dallas: 109 (#41 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 32 to Dallas

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#44. Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Pittsburgh in 2015-2019: 77 (#123 most common destination from Pittsburgh)
- Migration from Syracuse to Pittsburgh: 149 (#33 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 72 to Pittsburgh
- Migration from Syracuse to Pittsburgh: 149 (#33 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 72 to Pittsburgh
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#43. Lebanon, PA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Lebanon in 2015-2019: 78 (#16 most common destination from Lebanon)
- Migration from Syracuse to Lebanon: 20 (#124 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 58 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Lebanon: 20 (#124 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 58 to Syracuse

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#42. Springfield, MA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Springfield in 2015-2019: 78 (#50 most common destination from Springfield)
- Migration from Syracuse to Springfield: 67 (#66 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 11 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Springfield: 67 (#66 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 11 to Syracuse

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#41. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Riverside in 2015-2019: 79 (#159 most common destination from Riverside)
- Migration from Syracuse to Riverside: 15 (#138 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 64 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Riverside: 15 (#138 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 64 to Syracuse
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#40. Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Hartford in 2015-2019: 80 (#83 most common destination from Hartford)
- Migration from Syracuse to Hartford: 236 (#23 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 156 to Hartford
- Migration from Syracuse to Hartford: 236 (#23 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 156 to Hartford

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#39. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from San Francisco in 2015-2019: 82 (#134 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Migration from Syracuse to San Francisco: 107 (#42 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 25 to San Francisco
- Migration from Syracuse to San Francisco: 107 (#42 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 25 to San Francisco

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#38. Monroe, MI Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Monroe in 2015-2019: 87 (#11 most common destination from Monroe)
- Migration from Syracuse to Monroe: 0 (#191 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 87 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Monroe: 0 (#191 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 87 to Syracuse
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#37. Wilmington, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Wilmington in 2015-2019: 88 (#31 most common destination from Wilmington)
- Migration from Syracuse to Wilmington: 4 (#158 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 84 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Wilmington: 4 (#158 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 84 to Syracuse
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#36. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Cincinnati in 2015-2019: 89 (#110 most common destination from Cincinnati)
- Migration from Syracuse to Cincinnati: 69 (#64 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 20 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Cincinnati: 69 (#64 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 20 to Syracuse
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#35. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 94 (#124 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Migration from Syracuse to Minneapolis: 225 (#25 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 131 to Minneapolis
- Migration from Syracuse to Minneapolis: 225 (#25 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 131 to Minneapolis

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#34. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 94 (#130 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Migration from Syracuse to Virginia Beach: 310 (#13 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 216 to Virginia Beach
- Migration from Syracuse to Virginia Beach: 310 (#13 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 216 to Virginia Beach

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#33. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Lakeland in 2015-2019: 96 (#52 most common destination from Lakeland)
- Migration from Syracuse to Lakeland: 56 (#81 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 40 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Lakeland: 56 (#81 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 40 to Syracuse

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#32. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Detroit in 2015-2019: 98 (#123 most common destination from Detroit)
- Migration from Syracuse to Detroit: 48 (#88 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 50 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Detroit: 48 (#88 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 50 to Syracuse

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#31. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Houston in 2015-2019: 103 (#168 most common destination from Houston)
- Migration from Syracuse to Houston: 42 (#93 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 61 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Houston: 42 (#93 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 61 to Syracuse
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#30. Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Cleveland in 2015-2019: 110 (#85 most common destination from Cleveland)
- Migration from Syracuse to Cleveland: 209 (#26 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 99 to Cleveland
- Migration from Syracuse to Cleveland: 209 (#26 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 99 to Cleveland
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#29. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Atlanta in 2015-2019: 110 (#179 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Migration from Syracuse to Atlanta: 411 (#12 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 301 to Atlanta
- Migration from Syracuse to Atlanta: 411 (#12 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 301 to Atlanta

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#28. New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from New Haven in 2015-2019: 116 (#51 most common destination from New Haven)
- Migration from Syracuse to New Haven: 124 (#35 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 8 to New Haven
- Migration from Syracuse to New Haven: 124 (#35 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 8 to New Haven
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#27. Tucson, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Tucson in 2015-2019: 117 (#67 most common destination from Tucson)
- Migration from Syracuse to Tucson: 24 (#119 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 93 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Tucson: 24 (#119 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 93 to Syracuse

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#26. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from San Diego in 2015-2019: 122 (#138 most common destination from San Diego)
- Migration from Syracuse to San Diego: 63 (#70 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 59 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to San Diego: 63 (#70 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 59 to Syracuse
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#25. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Orlando in 2015-2019: 122 (#104 most common destination from Orlando)
- Migration from Syracuse to Orlando: 300 (#14 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 178 to Orlando
- Migration from Syracuse to Orlando: 300 (#14 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 178 to Orlando
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#24. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Charlotte in 2015-2019: 132 (#99 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Migration from Syracuse to Charlotte: 669 (#8 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 537 to Charlotte
- Migration from Syracuse to Charlotte: 669 (#8 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 537 to Charlotte

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#23. Elmira, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Elmira in 2015-2019: 146 (#5 most common destination from Elmira)
- Migration from Syracuse to Elmira: 106 (#43 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 40 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Elmira: 106 (#43 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 40 to Syracuse

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#22. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Providence in 2015-2019: 158 (#45 most common destination from Providence)
- Migration from Syracuse to Providence: 67 (#66 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 91 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Providence: 67 (#66 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 91 to Syracuse

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#21. Ithaca, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Ithaca in 2015-2019: 165 (#11 most common destination from Ithaca)
- Migration from Syracuse to Ithaca: 534 (#10 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 369 to Ithaca
- Migration from Syracuse to Ithaca: 534 (#10 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 369 to Ithaca
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#20. Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Fargo in 2015-2019: 176 (#10 most common destination from Fargo)
- Migration from Syracuse to Fargo: 18 (#129 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 158 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Fargo: 18 (#129 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 158 to Syracuse

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#19. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Tampa in 2015-2019: 177 (#104 most common destination from Tampa)
- Migration from Syracuse to Tampa: 564 (#9 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 387 to Tampa
- Migration from Syracuse to Tampa: 564 (#9 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 387 to Tampa

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#18. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Miami in 2015-2019: 185 (#118 most common destination from Miami)
- Migration from Syracuse to Miami: 200 (#28 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 15 to Miami
- Migration from Syracuse to Miami: 200 (#28 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 15 to Miami

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#17. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Baltimore in 2015-2019: 231 (#76 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Migration from Syracuse to Baltimore: 83 (#52 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 148 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Baltimore: 83 (#52 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 148 to Syracuse

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#16. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Phoenix in 2015-2019: 246 (#86 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Migration from Syracuse to Phoenix: 46 (#90 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 200 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Phoenix: 46 (#90 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 200 to Syracuse
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#15. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 332 (#108 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Migration from Syracuse to Los Angeles: 296 (#16 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 36 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Los Angeles: 296 (#16 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 36 to Syracuse

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#14. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Bridgeport in 2015-2019: 336 (#23 most common destination from Bridgeport)
- Migration from Syracuse to Bridgeport: 27 (#112 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 309 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Bridgeport: 27 (#112 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 309 to Syracuse

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#13. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Chicago in 2015-2019: 336 (#128 most common destination from Chicago)
- Migration from Syracuse to Chicago: 256 (#20 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 80 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Chicago: 256 (#20 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 80 to Syracuse

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#12. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Nashville in 2015-2019: 431 (#32 most common destination from Nashville)
- Migration from Syracuse to Nashville: 169 (#30 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 262 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Nashville: 169 (#30 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 262 to Syracuse
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#11. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Poughkeepsie in 2015-2019: 459 (#7 most common destination from Poughkeepsie)
- Migration from Syracuse to Poughkeepsie: 428 (#11 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 31 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Poughkeepsie: 428 (#11 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 31 to Syracuse
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#10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Boston in 2015-2019: 483 (#52 most common destination from Boston)
- Migration from Syracuse to Boston: 749 (#7 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 266 to Boston
- Migration from Syracuse to Boston: 749 (#7 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 266 to Boston

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#9. Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Watertown in 2015-2019: 530 (#3 most common destination from Watertown)
- Migration from Syracuse to Watertown: 299 (#15 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 231 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Watertown: 299 (#15 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 231 to Syracuse
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#8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Washington in 2015-2019: 560 (#76 most common destination from Washington)
- Migration from Syracuse to Washington: 886 (#5 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 326 to Washington
- Migration from Syracuse to Washington: 886 (#5 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 326 to Washington

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#7. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Albany in 2015-2019: 636 (#8 most common destination from Albany)
- Migration from Syracuse to Albany: 1,037 (#4 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 401 to Albany
- Migration from Syracuse to Albany: 1,037 (#4 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 401 to Albany
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#6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 649 (#53 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Migration from Syracuse to Philadelphia: 276 (#19 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 373 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Philadelphia: 276 (#19 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 373 to Syracuse
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#5. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Buffalo in 2015-2019: 716 (#5 most common destination from Buffalo)
- Migration from Syracuse to Buffalo: 780 (#6 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 64 to Buffalo
- Migration from Syracuse to Buffalo: 780 (#6 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 64 to Buffalo

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#4. Binghamton, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Binghamton in 2015-2019: 740 (#2 most common destination from Binghamton)
- Migration from Syracuse to Binghamton: 277 (#18 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 463 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Binghamton: 277 (#18 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 463 to Syracuse

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#3. Rochester, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Rochester in 2015-2019: 1,399 (#3 most common destination from Rochester)
- Migration from Syracuse to Rochester: 3,080 (#2 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 1,681 to Rochester
- Migration from Syracuse to Rochester: 3,080 (#2 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 1,681 to Rochester
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#2. Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from Utica in 2015-2019: 1,735 (#1 most common destination from Utica)
- Migration from Syracuse to Utica: 1,261 (#3 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 474 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to Utica: 1,261 (#3 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 474 to Syracuse

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#1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area
- Migration to Syracuse from New York in 2015-2019: 5,529 (#23 most common destination from New York)
- Migration from Syracuse to New York: 3,626 (#1 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 1,903 to Syracuse
- Migration from Syracuse to New York: 3,626 (#1 most common destination from Syracuse)
- Net migration: 1,903 to Syracuse
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