Broomfield Was Fastest-Growing Migration Magnet In 2018: Study

BROOMFIELD, CO – A new study puts Broomfield at the top of the list for the fastest-growing migration magnets in the U.S.

The analysis, by HireAHelper.com, aimed to show real-life migration trends of moving by focusing on "hybrid moves," which combine a "do-it-yourself approach with professional services" that's more in line with how a typical household moves, the company said.

Colorado, specifically Denver and Colorado Springs, ranked among the top metropolitan areas where the most people are moving in AND moving out.

But Broomfield was ranked No. 1 in the country with the highest net growth (53.5%). This means that Broomfield had "more people staying within or moving to the area than moving out," the study said.

More than 53 percent of America's 32.4 million people who moved stayed local and moved within 50 miles of their starting spot, the study found.

The study showed most people (41.6 percent) move for "housing-related reasons" including to improve their housing with a better home (16.4 percent), to establish a household (12.6 percent) or for a new job or transfer (10.3 percent).

The other top towns where the most people are moving in – and staying – were ranked here:

• No. 2 McKinney, TX - Net Growth 45.5%
• No. 3 Knoxville, TN - Net Growth 37.0%
• No. 4 Fredericksburg, VA - Net Growth 37.0%
• No. 5 Myrtle Beach, SC - Net Growth 30.2%
• No. 6 Decatur, GA - Net Growth 28.6%
• No. 7 Jacksonville, FL - Net Growth 24.1%
• No. 8 Sarasota, FL - Net Growth 23.3%
• No. 9 Manhattan, NY - Net Growth 22.0%
• No. 10 Colorado Springs, CO - Net Growth 21.2%

Denver and Colorado Springs were ranked No. 2 and No. 6 respectively as the top cities people were moving to:

• 1 Chicago, IL
• 2 Denver, CO
• 3 Atlanta, GA
• 4 Charlotte, NC
• 5 Houston, TX
• 6 Colorado Springs, CO
• 7 Las Vegas, NV
• 8 Austin, TX
• 9 San Diego, CA
• 10 Portland, OR

But both Colorado Cities also turned up in the Top 10 cities people were moving from:

• 1 Chicago, IL
• 2 Atlanta, GA
• 3 Denver, CO
• 4 Houston, TX
• 5 Charlotte, NC
• 6 Las Vegas, NV
• 7 San Diego, CA
• 8 Austin, TX
• 9 Colorado Springs, CO
• 10 San Antonio, TX

Want to take a look at more U.S. migration trends based on moving? You can read the study and methodology here.

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