Realtor.com, which is relocating its headquarters to Austin, released a trove of data analysis this month about the state of real estate in Texas.
DALLAS — It’s no secret: People like moving to Texas.
No state in the U.S. has seen a bigger population growth in the last decade than the Lone Star State, and while California exes get most of the attention on that front, that’s not the only state sending us an influx of new residents.
Realtor.com, which is relocating its headquarters to Austin, released a trove of data analysis this month about the state of real estate in Texas – a “landmark piece of research” on who’s moving to Texas, why they’re coming here and the real estate trends that are happening as a result.
Included in the research is a deep dive into population growth and where new Texans are moving from.
Surprise, surprise: California tops the list, and the migration from the West Coast to Texas is strong enough that Realtor.com’s analysis shows Texas is projected to become the most populous state in the U.S. by 2045.
But while California was the headline here, the data also had a few other interesting nuggets, including Florida’s rapid growth over the last decade, which was second in the U.S. to Texas. Both Texas and Florida are well clear of the field in terms of population growth, according to the Realtor.com data. Texas has added 3.9 million residents since 2014, and Florida has added 2.9 million. The third-biggest growth state is North Carolina, which added around 960,000 residents since 2014.
Axios Dallas did a deep dive on the full report, breaking down everything from average listing prices to new-build data to added costs of Texas’ extreme weather. Read their story here.
Here are the top 10 states that new Texans have moved from for 2009-2023:
1. California
Moved to Texas from: 781,237
Left Texas to: 306,541
Net migration: +474,695 for Texas
2. Florida
Moved to Texas from: 494,705
Left Texas to: 236,833
Net migration: +257,872 for Texas
3. Oklahoma
Moved to Texas from: 476,665
Left Texas to: 241,296
Net migration: +235,368 for Texas
4. New Jersey
Moved to Texas from: 172,646
Left Texas to: 25,303
Net migration: +147,343 for Texas
5. Michigan
Moved to Texas from: 204,802
Left Texas to: 71,573
Net migration: +133,229 for Texas
6. Illinois
Moved to Texas from: 253,853
Left Texas to: 132,121
Net migration: + 121,732 for Texas
7. Louisiana
Moved to Texas from: 267,275
Left Texas to: 193,241
Net migration: +74,033 for Texas
8. Alabama
Moved to Texas from: 105,269
Left Texas to: 34,260
Net migration: +71,029 for Texas
9. New York
Moved to Texas from: 147,118
Left Texas to: 104,906
Net migration: +42,212 for Texas
10. South Carolina
Moved to Texas from: 73,521
Left Texas to: 33,274
Net migration: +40,247 for Texas