The Top 25 U.S. Cities Where Millennials Are Moving, Right Now, 2017
Researchers from the SmartAsset compiled a list of the cities where Millennials are moving, and found that Charlotte in North Carolina, had the greatest increase in the total number of millennials.
Overall our data shows that 71,240 millennials immigrated to the city, while 60,533 emigrated from the city. This left Charlotte with a net gain of 10,707 millennials, the most in the country.
The list puts an emphasis on how many millennials immigrated to the city, how many of a city’s residents aged 25 to 34 emigrated from the city, and the net gain. It used data from the 2015 U.S. Census Bureau’s 1-Year American Community Survey to look at migration data on 218 cities, all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Here are the top 55 new cities for millennials, right now — cities that have actually seen the most relative growth in their population of 25- to 34-year-olds.
The Top 25 U.S. Cities Where Millennials Are Moving, 2017
25. Nashville, TN – 2,480
Moved in: 55,509
Moved out: 53,027
24. Salt Lake, UT – 2,517
Moved in: 23,615
Moved out: 21,098
23. Grand Rapids, MI– 2,566
Moved in: 21,919
Moved out: 19,353
22. Oklahoma City, OK – 2,608
Moved in: 44,445
Moved out: 41,837
21. Paradise, NV – 2,855
Moved in: 16,609
Moved out: 13,697
20. Lakewood, CO – 2,991
Moved in: 12,919
Moved out: 9,201
19. Port St. ucle, FL – 3,049
Moved in: 8,797
Moved out: 5,748
18. Chandler, AZ – 3,141
Moved in: 16,838
Moved out: 13,697
17. Richmond, VA – 3,147
Moved in: 28,381
Moved out: 25,234
16. Newport News, VA – 3,215
Moved in: 18,636
Moved out: 15,421
15. Brandon, FL – 3,246
Moved in: 9,819
Moved out: 6,573
14. Toledo, OH – 3,502
Moved in: 24,719
Moved out: 21,289
13. Portland, OR – 3,775
Moved in: 59,614
Moved out: 55,839
12. Fort Worth, TX – 3,785
Moved in: 51,823
Moved out: 48,038
11. Broomfield, CO – 3,961
Moved in: 7,219
Moved out: 3,258
10. St. Paul, Minnesota – 4,144
Moved in: 32,424
Moved out: 28,280
9. Denver, Colorado – 4,221
Moved in: 64,976
Moved out: 60,755
8. Fort Collins, Colorado – 4,315
Moved in: 24,847
Moved out: 20,532
7. San Francisco, California – 4,833
Moved in: 62,399
Moved out: 57,566
6. Spring Valley, Nevada – 5,347
Moved in: 13,546
Moved out: 8,199
5. Fargo, North Dakota – 5,990
Moved in: 19,375
Moved out: 13,385
4. Norfolk, Virginia – 7,198
Moved in: 33,795
Moved out: 26,597
3. Oakland, California – 7,494
Moved in: 26,456
Moved out: 18,962
2. Seattle, Washington – 9,886
Moved in: 86,641
Moved out: 76,755
1. Charlotte, North Carolina – 10,707
Moved in: 71,240
Moved out: 60,533
Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj 
