A recently released report named the popular southern beach resort as the city with the most influx of migrants by 2024.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was named the city most people move to when they first arrived, along with Wilmington, North Carolina, in an analysis released by moving and storage company PODS.
PODS has found that a recent trend is that more and more Americans are choosing to move to southern states.
“More and more people are moving to the Southern Appalachian region, which includes states such as North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama,” PODS explained.
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is ranked as the most popular place to move to in 2024. (iStock)
“People also continue to move to certain cities in Florida, as well as long-standing popular retirement locations such as Boise, Portland (Maine) and Phoenix.”
PODS cites “low cost of living, access to the outdoors and a stable quality of life” as reasons for Carolina’s popularity.
The Myrtle Beach area remains a popular place to relocate, according to the survey. (iStock)
Want to know which other areas made the cut? Here are the 10 U.S. cities with the most tenants in 2024:
1. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (tied with Wilmington, North Carolina)
2. Ocala, Florida
3. Houston, Texas
4. Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina
5. Charlotte, North Carolina
6. Raleigh, North Carolina
7. Phoenix, Arizona
8. Knoxville, Tennessee
9. Jacksonville, Florida
10. Asheville, North Carolina
Knoxville and Jacksonville dropped one spot compared to their 2023 numbers but remain popular relocation destinations.
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The study also analyzed the cities that will see the most outmigration in 2024, and as expected, they include some of the most expensive cities to live in the US.
1. Los Angeles, California
2. San Francisco Bay Area, California
3. South Florida (including Miami)
4. Long Island, New York
5. Austin, Texas
7. Chicago, Illinois
8. San Diego, California
9. Stockton-Modesto, California
10. Hudson Valley, New York
According to the PODs, the main reason people move out of these places is money-related.
According to the report, Los Angeles remains an unpopular city to relocate to due to its high cost of living. (Photo: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
“Rising rents, housing challenges, high taxes and overcrowding are common issues in many of the cities that topped this year’s displacement list,” the report explains. “Los Angeles once again tops the list, followed by other big cities (and repeat offenders) such as San Francisco, Miami and Long Island, New York (part of the New York City metropolitan area served by PODS).”
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“Not surprisingly, these cities are also some of the most expensive metropolitan areas in the country.”
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