Boulder is No. 1 in state for 2024 relocations

BOULDER

– According to a new Movebuddha. com analysis more than 50,000 searches for moves planned in 2024, Boulder is the No. 1 top move-to city of 2024 in Colorado — with more than two times more searches for moves into the city than out.

While other reports on trending cities rely on year-old census data to predict the future of migration trends, looking at recent searches made by Americans planning moves this year, we can shed light on what is happening right now in 2024.

The report finds that Boulder is among the top 10 cities with the highest in-to-out move ratio, ranking No. 10 by this measure. For every 210 planned moves into Boulder in 2024, only 100 are planning to head out.

With an average home value of around $959K, Boulder defies the trend of affordability driving moving decisions. This reflects its appeal and the premium that movers are willing to pay for the quality of life it offers. The average cost of homes across the top cities in the report is $375K, higher than the average US home.

Boulder epitomizes a trend we’ve seen across the top cities to move to (like Asheville and Billings): a growing preference for smaller cities with a strong community and access to outdoor recreation. Boulder’s population is 105,485, according to the U.S. Census 2022 population estimates. The average city size across the top cities in the report is about 200K.

Methodology notes: This 2024 mover data comes from searches made using movebuddha’s Moving Cost Calculator. Searchers specified that their planned move date was at any time within the 2024 calendar year. The data analyzed includes the most recent mover search data of searches made from July 2023 through March 15, 2024.

Only cities with at least 25 searches for moves both in and out were considered, resulting in three states (Mississippi, North Dakota, and West Virginia) being excluded due to a lack of sufficiently representative city-specific data.

To view the full report, visit www.movebuddha.com/blog/topmove-to-cities-by-state.