People Are Moving to These Georgia Cities

People are moving to two Georgia cities in hopes for a new life. When looking at moving data, many of the countries biggest cities are losing residents. It seems to be a trend where large, metropolitan areas are losing residents. But, two Georgia cities are defying those odds. So, let's get into the latest numbers.

PODS, or Portable On Demand Storage, is a moving and storage company based out of Clearwater, Florida. On their blog, PODS has a new feature up about the areas of the country where people are moving to and from. There are a number of factors that go into why people want to move to or from a city. One major factor, of course, is the cost of living. If the cost of living is too high, people want to move out and find a less expensive area to live. "As we’ve seen in our data from previous years, expensive metro areas have put the squeeze on residents who are fleeing to cities and states with lower overall costs of living (and, often, better access to the outdoors)," PODS explains. In addition, "Rising rent prices, a housing struggle, high tax rates, and overcrowding are common issues in many of the cities that top this year's move-out list."

The city that the most Americans are leaving is Los Angeles. Other big metropolitan cities are also losing residents, such as San Francisco and Long Island. As for cities that most Americas are heading to, Florida used to rule almost the entire top 10. But, now, North and South Carolina are getting major love, with Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina being No. 1 on the roster of the cities that are attracting the most new residents. Still, Florida is strong, with a few cities in the top 20, including Ocala, Florida, at No. 2; Jacksonville at No. 9; and Orlando at No. 18.

Now, onto Georgia. We have some very good news, in that no Georgia city appears on PODS' top 20 tally of the cities that people are moving away from. The even better news is that two Georgia cities are attracting new residents at a steady rate. Those cities are Atlanta at No. 14 on their tally and Savannah at No. 19. So, even though Atlanta is a big city, somehow, it's one of the few large cities attracting new residents in America. That's something to celebrate.