The Stickiest States for Moving of 2024 by moveBuddha

	A	B	C	D	F	G	H	I	J	K
1		The Stickiest States for Moving of 2024					Moderate		Moderate
2		moveBuddha data Jan 1 through Aug 8			Correlation validation		-0.49		-0.46
3		Analyzing 175k relocations searches made in 2024
4		Includes all 50 states + D.C.
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6		Average		26%	74%	green = less than US average	$362,481	green = less than US average	100
7	Rank	State	Population	% In-State Relocations	% Out-of-State Relocations	Affordable Home Cost Rank	Home Values (July 2024, Zillow)	Lowest Cost of Living Rank	Cost of Living Index (MERIC)	Explainer:
8	50	Alaska	733,406	10%	90%	28	$364,838	47	125.1	of all Alaska residents searching to move, 10% are searching to remain within state borders
9	49	Montana	1,132,812	13%	87%	39	$470,084	22	94.6	of all Montana residents searching to move, 13% are searching to remain within state borders
10	48	Wyoming	584,057	14%	86%	27	$352,427	24	95.1	of all Wyoming residents searching to move, 14% are searching to remain within state borders
11	47	District of Columbia	678,972	16%	84%	48	$610,763	49	144.6	of all District of Columbia residents searching to move, 16% are searching to remain within state borders
12	46	Idaho	1,964,726	17%	83%	38	$460,288	30	101.1	of all Idaho residents searching to move, 17% are searching to remain within state borders
13	45	Nevada	3,194,176	19%	81%	37	$445,357	33	102.7	of all Nevada residents searching to move, 19% are searching to remain within state borders
14	44	New York	19,571,216	20%	80%	41	$483,532	46	123.1	of all New York residents searching to move, 20% are searching to remain within state borders
15	43	Arizona	7,431,344	20%	80%	36	$433,271	36	110.5	of all Arizona residents searching to move, 20% are searching to remain within state borders
16	42	New Mexico	2,114,371	20%	80%	19	$306,813	20	93.6	of all New Mexico residents searching to move, 20% are searching to remain within state borders
17	41	New Hampshire	1,402,054	20%	80%	42	$485,943	40	113.6	of all New Hampshire residents searching to move, 20% are searching to remain within state borders
18	40	Delaware	1,031,890	21%	79%	29	$389,714	29	100.9	of all Delaware residents searching to move, 21% are searching to remain within state borders
19	39	Utah	3,417,734	22%	78%	44	$521,221	34	102.9	of all Utah residents searching to move, 22% are searching to remain within state borders
20	38	Washington	7,812,880	22%	78%	47	$600,843	44	115.1	of all Washington residents searching to move, 22% are searching to remain within state borders
21	37	Colorado	5,877,610	22%	78%	46	$550,511	32	101.8	of all Colorado residents searching to move, 22% are searching to remain within state borders
22	36	West Virginia	1,770,071	22%	78%	1	$169,446	1	83.8	of all West Virginia residents searching to move, 22% are searching to remain within state borders
23	35	Oregon	4,233,358	23%	77%	43	$502,498	42	114.1	of all Oregon residents searching to move, 23% are searching to remain within state borders
24	34	New Jersey	9,290,841	23%	77%	45	$537,916	41	113.7	of all New Jersey residents searching to move, 23% are searching to remain within state borders
25	33	Rhode Island	1,095,962	23%	77%	40	$473,534	39	113.4	of all Rhode Island residents searching to move, 23% are searching to remain within state borders
26	32	Illinois	12,549,689	24%	76%	16	$270,647	17	93.3	of all Illinois residents searching to move, 24% are searching to remain within state borders
27	31	Maryland	6,180,253	25%	75%	35	$422,066	45	116.2	of all Maryland residents searching to move, 25% are searching to remain within state borders
28	30	California	38,965,193	25%	75%	50	$784,989	50	145	of all California residents searching to move, 25% are searching to remain within state borders
29	29	Connecticut	3,617,176	25%	75%	34	$411,971	38	113.2	of all Connecticut residents searching to move, 25% are searching to remain within state borders
30	28	Vermont	647,464	25%	75%	32	$402,217	43	114.7	of all Vermont residents searching to move, 25% are searching to remain within state borders
31	27	Mississippi	2,939,690	25%	75%	2	$183,340	5	88.3	of all Mississippi residents searching to move, 25% are searching to remain within state borders
32	26	Maine	1,395,722	27%	73%	33	$410,347	37	111.3	of all Maine residents searching to move, 27% are searching to remain within state borders
33	25	Louisiana	4,573,749	27%	73%	3	$205,610	13	92.1	of all Louisiana residents searching to move, 27% are searching to remain within state borders
34	24	Massachusetts	7,001,399	28%	72%	49	$635,183	48	144.3	of all Massachusetts residents searching to move, 28% are searching to remain within state borders
35	23	North Dakota	783,926	28%	72%	15	$265,896	16	92.8	of all North Dakota residents searching to move, 28% are searching to remain within state borders
36	22	Florida	22,610,726	29%	71%	31	$399,130	35	103.1	of all Florida residents searching to move, 29% are searching to remain within state borders
37	21	South Dakota	919,318	30%	70%	21	$311,866	18	93.4	of all South Dakota residents searching to move, 30% are searching to remain within state borders
38	20	Kentucky	4,526,154	30%	70%	6	$210,684	15	92.6	of all Kentucky residents searching to move, 30% are searching to remain within state borders
39	19	Nebraska	1,978,379	30%	70%	14	$265,273	18	93.4	of all Nebraska residents searching to move, 30% are searching to remain within state borders
40	18	Indiana	6,862,199	30%	70%	11	$245,844	9	90.3	of all Indiana residents searching to move, 30% are searching to remain within state borders
41	17	Iowa	3,207,004	30%	70%	7	$223,348	8	90.1	of all Iowa residents searching to move, 30% are searching to remain within state borders
42	16	Tennessee	7,126,489	30%	70%	23	$326,084	9	90.3	of all Tennessee residents searching to move, 30% are searching to remain within state borders
43	15	Virginia	8,715,698	31%	69%	30	$395,685	31	101.3	of all Virginia residents searching to move, 31% are searching to remain within state borders
44	14	Kansas	2,940,546	31%	69%	9	$232,850	3	87.3	of all Kansas residents searching to move, 31% are searching to remain within state borders
45	13	Michigan	10,037,261	32%	68%	12	$250,534	12	91.8	of all Michigan residents searching to move, 32% are searching to remain within state borders
46	12	Arkansas	3,067,732	32%	68%	5	$210,371	6	88.5	of all Arkansas residents searching to move, 32% are searching to remain within state borders
47	11	Alabama	5,108,468	32%	68%	8	$232,529	4	88.1	of all Alabama residents searching to move, 32% are searching to remain within state borders
48	10	Pennsylvania	12,961,683	33%	67%	17	$270,780	25	95.6	of all Pennsylvania residents searching to move, 33% are searching to remain within state borders
49	9	Missouri	6,196,156	34%	66%	13	$251,455	6	88.5	of all Missouri residents searching to move, 34% are searching to remain within state borders
50	8	South Carolina	5,373,555	34%	66%	18	$300,746	27	97.6	of all South Carolina residents searching to move, 34% are searching to remain within state borders
51	7	Georgia	11,029,227	34%	66%	24	$333,862	11	91.3	of all Georgia residents searching to move, 34% are searching to remain within state borders
52	6	Wisconsin	5,910,955	35%	65%	22	$312,369	26	97	of all Wisconsin residents searching to move, 35% are searching to remain within state borders
53	5	Minnesota	5,737,915	35%	65%	26	$340,047	23	94.8	of all Minnesota residents searching to move, 35% are searching to remain within state borders
54	4	Oklahoma	4,053,824	35%	65%	4	$208,910	2	86.4	of all Oklahoma residents searching to move, 35% are searching to remain within state borders
55	3	Ohio	11,785,935	35%	65%	10	$233,949	21	94	of all Ohio residents searching to move, 35% are searching to remain within state borders
56	2	North Carolina	10,835,491	37%	63%	25	$335,760	28	98.5	of all North Carolina residents searching to move, 37% are searching to remain within state borders
57	1	Texas	30,503,301	39%	61%	20	$306,841	14	92.4	of all Texas residents searching to move, 39% are searching to remain within state borders
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