Where people in Austin are moving to most

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July 18, 2022
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Where people in Austin are moving to most

Stacker compiled a list of where people in Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX 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 Austin between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#50. Boulder, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Boulder in 2015-2019: 297
- Migration from Boulder to Austin: 220 (#11 most common destination from Boulder)
- Net migration: 77 to Boulder

#49. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 315
- Migration from Minneapolis to Austin: 749 (#27 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 434 to Austin

#48. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

- Migration to Kansas City in 2015-2019: 315
- Migration from Kansas City to Austin: 496 (#31 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Net migration: 181 to Austin

#47. Victoria, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Victoria in 2015-2019: 316
- Migration from Victoria to Austin: 694 (#2 most common destination from Victoria)
- Net migration: 378 to Austin

#46. Richmond, VA Metro Area

- Migration to Richmond in 2015-2019: 334
- Migration from Richmond to Austin: 89 (#79 most common destination from Richmond)
- Net migration: 245 to Richmond

#45. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 346
- Migration from San Diego to Austin: 1,128 (#29 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 782 to Austin

#44. Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Charleston in 2015-2019: 357
- Migration from Charleston to Austin: 55 (#93 most common destination from Charleston)
- Net migration: 302 to Charleston

#43. New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area

- Migration to New Haven in 2015-2019: 364
- Migration from New Haven to Austin: 53 (#82 most common destination from New Haven)
- Net migration: 311 to New Haven

#42. Tyler, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Tyler in 2015-2019: 371
- Migration from Tyler to Austin: 543 (#4 most common destination from Tyler)
- Net migration: 172 to Austin

#41. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 411
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Austin: 708 (#15 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 297 to Austin

#40. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

- Migration to New Orleans in 2015-2019: 416
- Migration from New Orleans to Austin: 331 (#30 most common destination from New Orleans)
- Net migration: 85 to New Orleans

#39. Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Raleigh in 2015-2019: 440
- Migration from Raleigh to Austin: 174 (#52 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 266 to Raleigh

#38. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area

- Migration to Las Vegas in 2015-2019: 441
- Migration from Las Vegas to Austin: 380 (#44 most common destination from Las Vegas)
- Net migration: 61 to Las Vegas

#37. Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Wichita Falls in 2015-2019: 474
- Migration from Wichita Falls to Austin: 369 (#6 most common destination from Wichita Falls)
- Net migration: 105 to Wichita Falls

#36. Odessa, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Odessa in 2015-2019: 475
- Migration from Odessa to Austin: 308 (#6 most common destination from Odessa)
- Net migration: 167 to Odessa

#35. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Tampa in 2015-2019: 494
- Migration from Tampa to Austin: 662 (#35 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 168 to Austin

#34. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 510
- Migration from Boston to Austin: 1,053 (#30 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 543 to Austin

#33. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metro Area

- Migration to Fayetteville in 2015-2019: 523
- Migration from Fayetteville to Austin: 259 (#13 most common destination from Fayetteville)
- Net migration: 264 to Fayetteville

#32. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

- Migration to Baltimore in 2015-2019: 537
- Migration from Baltimore to Austin: 639 (#36 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 102 to Austin

#31. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami in 2015-2019: 549
- Migration from Miami to Austin: 1,106 (#33 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 557 to Austin

#30. San Angelo, TX Metro Area

- Migration to San Angelo in 2015-2019: 563
- Migration from San Angelo to Austin: 771 (#1 most common destination from San Angelo)
- Net migration: 208 to Austin

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

- Migration to Pensacola in 2015-2019: 586
- Migration from Pensacola to Austin: 8 (#171 most common destination from Pensacola)
- Net migration: 578 to Pensacola

#28. El Paso, TX Metro Area

- Migration to El Paso in 2015-2019: 594
- Migration from El Paso to Austin: 1,426 (#5 most common destination from El Paso)
- Net migration: 832 to Austin

#27. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area

- Migration to Nashville in 2015-2019: 600
- Migration from Nashville to Austin: 560 (#21 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 40 to Nashville

#26. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Orlando in 2015-2019: 625
- Migration from Orlando to Austin: 507 (#37 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 118 to Orlando

#25. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Beaumont in 2015-2019: 628
- Migration from Beaumont to Austin: 797 (#4 most common destination from Beaumont)
- Net migration: 169 to Austin

#24. Longview, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Longview in 2015-2019: 635
- Migration from Longview to Austin: 277 (#8 most common destination from Longview)
- Net migration: 358 to Longview

#23. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Brownsville in 2015-2019: 659
- Migration from Brownsville to Austin: 838 (#6 most common destination from Brownsville)
- Net migration: 179 to Austin

#22. Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area

- Migration to Oklahoma City in 2015-2019: 661
- Migration from Oklahoma City to Austin: 420 (#17 most common destination from Oklahoma City)
- Net migration: 241 to Oklahoma City

#21. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

- Migration to Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 794
- Migration from Philadelphia to Austin: 540 (#60 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 254 to Philadelphia

#20. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

- Migration to Portland in 2015-2019: 858
- Migration from Portland to Austin: 598 (#26 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 260 to Portland

#19. Lubbock, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Lubbock in 2015-2019: 876
- Migration from Lubbock to Austin: 967 (#3 most common destination from Lubbock)
- Net migration: 91 to Austin

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

- Migration to San Jose in 2015-2019: 883
- Migration from San Jose to Austin: 1,240 (#18 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 357 to Austin

#17. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 899
- Migration from Atlanta to Austin: 776 (#56 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 123 to Atlanta

#16. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 930
- Migration from San Francisco to Austin: 1,850 (#26 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 920 to Austin

#15. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

- Migration to McAllen in 2015-2019: 1,038
- Migration from McAllen to Austin: 1,071 (#5 most common destination from McAllen)
- Net migration: 33 to Austin

#14. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 1,096
- Migration from Chicago to Austin: 2,255 (#31 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 1,159 to Austin

#13. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Corpus Christi in 2015-2019: 1,180
- Migration from Corpus Christi to Austin: 1,600 (#3 most common destination from Corpus Christi)
- Net migration: 420 to Austin

#12. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 1,259
- Migration from Washington to Austin: 1,999 (#29 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 740 to Austin

#11. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 1,293
- Migration from Seattle to Austin: 1,366 (#25 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 73 to Austin

#10. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 1,428
- Migration from Denver to Austin: 1,225 (#19 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 203 to Denver

#9. Waco, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Waco in 2015-2019: 1,430
- Migration from Waco to Austin: 1,026 (#4 most common destination from Waco)
- Net migration: 404 to Waco

#8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 1,473
- Migration from Los Angeles to Austin: 3,849 (#19 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 2,376 to Austin

#7. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 1,651
- Migration from New York to Austin: 3,704 (#32 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 2,053 to Austin

#6. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 1,732
- Migration from Phoenix to Austin: 1,325 (#23 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 407 to Phoenix

#5. College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area

- Migration to College Station in 2015-2019: 2,332
- Migration from College Station to Austin: 1,646 (#3 most common destination from College Station)
- Net migration: 686 to College Station

#4. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Killeen in 2015-2019: 4,344
- Migration from Killeen to Austin: 3,300 (#1 most common destination from Killeen)
- Net migration: 1,044 to Killeen

#3. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area

- Migration to San Antonio in 2015-2019: 7,726
- Migration from San Antonio to Austin: 10,212 (#1 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 2,486 to Austin

#2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 8,854
- Migration from Dallas to Austin: 11,373 (#2 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 2,519 to Austin

#1. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Houston in 2015-2019: 9,546
- Migration from Houston to Austin: 14,365 (#2 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 4,819 to Austin

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