Where people in Iowa City are moving to most

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July 18, 2022
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Where people in Iowa City are moving to most

compiled a list of where people in Iowa City, IA Metro Area are moving to the most using data from the . Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the metro from Iowa City between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#50. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Spokane in 2015-2019: 42
- Migration from Spokane to Iowa City: 70 (#53 most common destination from Spokane)
- Net migration: 28 to Iowa City

#49. Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

- Migration to Sioux Falls in 2015-2019: 45
- Migration from Sioux Falls to Iowa City: 46 (#38 most common destination from Sioux Falls)
- Net migration: 1 to Iowa City

#48. Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

- Migration to Grand Rapids in 2015-2019: 49
- Migration from Grand Rapids to Iowa City: 10 (#170 most common destination from Grand Rapids)
- Net migration: 39 to Grand Rapids

#47. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin in 2015-2019: 51
- Migration from Austin to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 51 to Austin

#46. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 56
- Migration from Seattle to Iowa City: 2 (#305 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 54 to Seattle

#45. Mobile, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Mobile in 2015-2019: 58
- Migration from Mobile to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 58 to Mobile

#44. Springfield, MO Metro Area

- Migration to Springfield in 2015-2019: 59
- Migration from Springfield to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 59 to Springfield

#43. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 61
- Migration from Los Angeles to Iowa City: 145 (#178 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 84 to Iowa City

#42. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 62
- Migration from San Diego to Iowa City: 102 (#155 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 40 to Iowa City

#41. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento in 2015-2019: 62
- Migration from Sacramento to Iowa City: 3 (#252 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 59 to Sacramento

#40. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

- Migration to La Crosse in 2015-2019: 65
- Migration from La Crosse to Iowa City: 5 (#58 most common destination from La Crosse)
- Net migration: 60 to La Crosse

#39. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

- Migration to New Orleans in 2015-2019: 66
- Migration from New Orleans to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 66 to New Orleans

#38. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

- Migration to Indianapolis in 2015-2019: 68
- Migration from Indianapolis to Iowa City: 30 (#179 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Net migration: 38 to Indianapolis

#37. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

- Migration to Baltimore in 2015-2019: 72
- Migration from Baltimore to Iowa City: 42 (#181 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 30 to Baltimore

#36. Rochester, MN Metro Area

- Migration to Rochester in 2015-2019: 72
- Migration from Rochester to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 72 to Rochester

#35. Amarillo, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Amarillo in 2015-2019: 76
- Migration from Amarillo to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 76 to Amarillo

#34. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 78
- Migration from Boston to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 78 to Boston

#33. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 80
- Migration from Jacksonville to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 80 to Jacksonville

#32. Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area

- Migration to Champaign in 2015-2019: 84
- Migration from Champaign to Iowa City: 144 (#23 most common destination from Champaign)
- Net migration: 60 to Iowa City

#31. Lancaster, PA Metro Area

- Migration to Lancaster in 2015-2019: 85
- Migration from Lancaster to Iowa City: 12 (#116 most common destination from Lancaster)
- Net migration: 73 to Lancaster

#30. Anchorage, AK Metro Area

- Migration to Anchorage in 2015-2019: 86
- Migration from Anchorage to Iowa City: 3 (#201 most common destination from Anchorage)
- Net migration: 83 to Anchorage

#29. Boulder, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Boulder in 2015-2019: 87
- Migration from Boulder to Iowa City: 24 (#87 most common destination from Boulder)
- Net migration: 63 to Boulder

#28. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 93
- Migration from San Francisco to Iowa City: 203 (#92 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 110 to Iowa City

#27. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area

- Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 97
- Migration from St. Louis to Iowa City: 189 (#79 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 92 to Iowa City

#26. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 100
- Migration from Washington to Iowa City: 73 (#236 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 27 to Washington

#25. Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

- Migration to Memphis in 2015-2019: 108
- Migration from Memphis to Iowa City: 197 (#48 most common destination from Memphis)
- Net migration: 89 to Iowa City

#24. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 115
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Iowa City: 23 (#193 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 92 to Colorado Springs

#23. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area

- Migration to Sioux City in 2015-2019: 127
- Migration from Sioux City to Iowa City: 113 (#12 most common destination from Sioux City)
- Net migration: 14 to Sioux City

#22. Dubuque, IA Metro Area

- Migration to Dubuque in 2015-2019: 147
- Migration from Dubuque to Iowa City: 466 (#1 most common destination from Dubuque)
- Net migration: 319 to Iowa City

#21. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

- Migration to Louisville/Jefferson County in 2015-2019: 167
- Migration from Louisville/Jefferson County to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 167 to Louisville/Jefferson County

#20. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area

- Migration to Kalamazoo in 2015-2019: 182
- Migration from Kalamazoo to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 182 to Kalamazoo

#19. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 183
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Iowa City: 12 (#254 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 171 to Virginia Beach

#18. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

- Migration to Portland in 2015-2019: 189
- Migration from Portland to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 189 to Portland

#17. Dayton-Kettering, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Dayton in 2015-2019: 191
- Migration from Dayton to Iowa City: 0
- Net migration: 191 to Dayton

#16. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 198
- Migration from New York to Iowa City: 147 (#198 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 51 to New York

#15. Madison, WI Metro Area

- Migration to Madison in 2015-2019: 200
- Migration from Madison to Iowa City: 129 (#42 most common destination from Madison)
- Net migration: 71 to Madison

#14. Ames, IA Metro Area

- Migration to Ames in 2015-2019: 238
- Migration from Ames to Iowa City: 315 (#3 most common destination from Ames)
- Net migration: 77 to Iowa City

#13. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area

- Migration to Davenport in 2015-2019: 240
- Migration from Davenport to Iowa City: 538 (#4 most common destination from Davenport)
- Net migration: 298 to Iowa City

#12. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 252
- Migration from Denver to Iowa City: 154 (#112 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 98 to Denver

#11. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

- Migration to Buffalo in 2015-2019: 266
- Migration from Buffalo to Iowa City: 16 (#141 most common destination from Buffalo)
- Net migration: 250 to Buffalo

#10. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 272
- Migration from Minneapolis to Iowa City: 150 (#90 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 122 to Minneapolis

#9. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area

- Migration to Omaha in 2015-2019: 272
- Migration from Omaha to Iowa City: 250 (#30 most common destination from Omaha)
- Net migration: 22 to Omaha

#8. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

- Migration to Waterloo in 2015-2019: 308
- Migration from Waterloo to Iowa City: 572 (#3 most common destination from Waterloo)
- Net migration: 264 to Iowa City

#7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 309
- Migration from Atlanta to Iowa City: 47 (#243 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 262 to Atlanta

#6. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 318
- Migration from Phoenix to Iowa City: 290 (#79 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 28 to Phoenix

#5. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Houston in 2015-2019: 320
- Migration from Houston to Iowa City: 29 (#255 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 291 to Houston

#4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 427
- Migration from Dallas to Iowa City: 33 (#265 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 394 to Dallas

#3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 744
- Migration from Chicago to Iowa City: 1,682 (#44 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 938 to Iowa City

#2. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

- Migration to Des Moines in 2015-2019: 1,181
- Migration from Des Moines to Iowa City: 1,509 (#2 most common destination from Des Moines)
- Net migration: 328 to Iowa City

#1. Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

- Migration to Cedar Rapids in 2015-2019: 2,062
- Migration from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City: 1,400 (#1 most common destination from Cedar Rapids)
- Net migration: 662 to Cedar Rapids

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