Where people in Charlottesville are moving to most

Stacker compiled a list of where people in Charlottesville, VA 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 Charlottesville between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

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#50. Asheville, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Asheville in 2015-2019: 47
- Migration from Asheville to Charlottesville: 72 (#52 most common destination from Asheville)
- Net migration: 25 to Charlottesville

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#49. Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

- Migration to Lexington in 2015-2019: 47
- Migration from Lexington to Charlottesville: 35 (#82 most common destination from Lexington)
- Net migration: 12 to Lexington

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#48. Savannah, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Savannah in 2015-2019: 48
- Migration from Savannah to Charlottesville: 0
- Net migration: 48 to Savannah

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#47. Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Fayetteville in 2015-2019: 48
- Migration from Fayetteville to Charlottesville: 40 (#113 most common destination from Fayetteville)
- Net migration: 8 to Fayetteville

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

- Migration to Orlando in 2015-2019: 49
- Migration from Orlando to Charlottesville: 18 (#231 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 31 to Orlando

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#45. Manhattan, KS Metro Area

- Migration to Manhattan in 2015-2019: 50
- Migration from Manhattan to Charlottesville: 0
- Net migration: 50 to Manhattan

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

- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 52
- Migration from Seattle to Charlottesville: 52 (#199 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 0 to Charlottesville

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#43. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area

- Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 54
- Migration from St. Louis to Charlottesville: 8 (#273 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 46 to St. Louis

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#42. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Durham in 2015-2019: 55
- Migration from Durham to Charlottesville: 38 (#100 most common destination from Durham)
- Net migration: 17 to Durham

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#41. Flagstaff, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Flagstaff in 2015-2019: 56
- Migration from Flagstaff to Charlottesville: 0
- Net migration: 56 to Flagstaff

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#40. Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Sebastian in 2015-2019: 61
- Migration from Sebastian to Charlottesville: 16 (#60 most common destination from Sebastian)
- Net migration: 45 to Sebastian

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

- Migration to San Jose in 2015-2019: 63
- Migration from San Jose to Charlottesville: 26 (#157 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 37 to San Jose

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#38. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area

- Migration to Omaha in 2015-2019: 64
- Migration from Omaha to Charlottesville: 0
- Net migration: 64 to Omaha

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#37. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Lakeland in 2015-2019: 67
- Migration from Lakeland to Charlottesville: 0
- Net migration: 67 to Lakeland

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#36. Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

- Migration to Chattanooga in 2015-2019: 68
- Migration from Chattanooga to Charlottesville: 0
- Net migration: 68 to Chattanooga

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#35. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area

- Migration to Cincinnati in 2015-2019: 68
- Migration from Cincinnati to Charlottesville: 5 (#244 most common destination from Cincinnati)
- Net migration: 63 to Cincinnati

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

- Migration to Miami in 2015-2019: 72
- Migration from Miami to Charlottesville: 51 (#205 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 21 to Miami

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

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 72
- Migration from Los Angeles to Charlottesville: 134 (#181 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 62 to Charlottesville

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#32. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 75
- Migration from Jacksonville to Charlottesville: 63 (#133 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 12 to Jacksonville

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

- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 78
- Migration from Chicago to Charlottesville: 142 (#193 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 64 to Charlottesville

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#30. Knoxville, TN Metro Area

- Migration to Knoxville in 2015-2019: 78
- Migration from Knoxville to Charlottesville: 0
- Net migration: 78 to Knoxville

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#29. Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Raleigh in 2015-2019: 80
- Migration from Raleigh to Charlottesville: 13 (#191 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 67 to Raleigh

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

- Migration to San Antonio in 2015-2019: 86
- Migration from San Antonio to Charlottesville: 8 (#256 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 78 to San Antonio

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#27. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

- Migration to Buffalo in 2015-2019: 89
- Migration from Buffalo to Charlottesville: 54 (#83 most common destination from Buffalo)
- Net migration: 35 to Buffalo

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#26. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area

- Migration to Providence in 2015-2019: 93
- Migration from Providence to Charlottesville: 109 (#66 most common destination from Providence)
- Net migration: 16 to Charlottesville

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#25. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin in 2015-2019: 99
- Migration from Austin to Charlottesville: 35 (#183 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 64 to Austin

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#24. Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Greensboro in 2015-2019: 100
- Migration from Greensboro to Charlottesville: 12 (#126 most common destination from Greensboro)
- Net migration: 88 to Greensboro

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

- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 104
- Migration from Denver to Charlottesville: 52 (#196 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 52 to Denver

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#22. Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Charleston in 2015-2019: 106
- Migration from Charleston to Charlottesville: 28 (#127 most common destination from Charleston)
- Net migration: 78 to Charleston

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

- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 109
- Migration from San Francisco to Charlottesville: 150 (#112 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 41 to Charlottesville

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#20. Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

- Migration to Pittsburgh in 2015-2019: 120
- Migration from Pittsburgh to Charlottesville: 179 (#77 most common destination from Pittsburgh)
- Net migration: 59 to Charlottesville

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

- Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 121
- Migration from Minneapolis to Charlottesville: 32 (#208 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 89 to Minneapolis

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#18. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Sierra Vista in 2015-2019: 133
- Migration from Sierra Vista to Charlottesville: 1 (#94 most common destination from Sierra Vista)
- Net migration: 132 to Sierra Vista

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#17. Roanoke, VA Metro Area

- Migration to Roanoke in 2015-2019: 142
- Migration from Roanoke to Charlottesville: 210 (#15 most common destination from Roanoke)
- Net migration: 68 to Charlottesville

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#16. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

- Migration to Kansas City in 2015-2019: 146
- Migration from Kansas City to Charlottesville: 14 (#220 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Net migration: 132 to Kansas City

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

- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 154
- Migration from Phoenix to Charlottesville: 60 (#222 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 94 to Phoenix

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

- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 171
- Migration from Boston to Charlottesville: 464 (#57 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 293 to Charlottesville

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#13. Lancaster, PA Metro Area

- Migration to Lancaster in 2015-2019: 189
- Migration from Lancaster to Charlottesville: 8 (#127 most common destination from Lancaster)
- Net migration: 181 to Lancaster

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

- Migration to Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 189
- Migration from Philadelphia to Charlottesville: 321 (#94 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 132 to Charlottesville

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

- Migration to Baltimore in 2015-2019: 199
- Migration from Baltimore to Charlottesville: 543 (#38 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 344 to Charlottesville

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#10. Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

- Migration to Blacksburg in 2015-2019: 234
- Migration from Blacksburg to Charlottesville: 449 (#4 most common destination from Blacksburg)
- Net migration: 215 to Charlottesville

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

- Migration to Charlotte in 2015-2019: 247
- Migration from Charlotte to Charlottesville: 74 (#140 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 173 to Charlotte

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

- Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 358
- Migration from Atlanta to Charlottesville: 265 (#120 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 93 to Atlanta

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#7. Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

- Migration to Harrisonburg in 2015-2019: 391
- Migration from Harrisonburg to Charlottesville: 378 (#5 most common destination from Harrisonburg)
- Net migration: 13 to Harrisonburg

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#6. Staunton, VA Metro Area

- Migration to Staunton in 2015-2019: 544
- Migration from Staunton to Charlottesville: 451 (#3 most common destination from Staunton)
- Net migration: 93 to Staunton

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

- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 570
- Migration from New York to Charlottesville: 684 (#105 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 114 to Charlottesville

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#4. Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

- Migration to Lynchburg in 2015-2019: 828
- Migration from Lynchburg to Charlottesville: 362 (#5 most common destination from Lynchburg)
- Net migration: 466 to Lynchburg

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#3. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 1,076
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Charlottesville: 1,065 (#17 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 11 to Virginia Beach

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#2. Richmond, VA Metro Area

- Migration to Richmond in 2015-2019: 1,384
- Migration from Richmond to Charlottesville: 1,281 (#5 most common destination from Richmond)
- Net migration: 103 to Richmond

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

- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 2,288
- Migration from Washington to Charlottesville: 4,114 (#11 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 1,826 to Charlottesville

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