Ranking
Population Momentum by Region
Regional city shortlists based on verified population movement, useful as starting points for deeper relocation research. This ranking is based only on verified population estimates and should be paired with the city-level data roadmap before making relocation decisions.
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| City | Rank | 2025 population | 2020 base | Growth | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | #86 | 268,062 | 204,826 | +30.87% | high growth |
| Cape Coral, Florida | #98 | 236,264 | 194,004 | +21.78% | high growth |
| McKinney, Texas | #99 | 236,001 | 195,331 | +20.82% | high growth |
| Frisco, Texas | #97 | 236,955 | 200,531 | +18.16% | high growth |
| Fort Worth, Texas | #10 | 1,028,117 | 918,892 | +11.89% | growing |
| Miami, Florida | #41 | 489,812 | 442,236 | +10.76% | growing |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | #73 | 296,653 | 259,479 | +14.33% | growing |
| Henderson, Nevada | #55 | 353,289 | 316,736 | +11.54% | growing |
| Reno, Nevada | #78 | 283,621 | 264,151 | +7.37% | growing |
| Gilbert, Arizona | #75 | 287,285 | 267,875 | +7.25% | growing |
| Seattle, Washington | #18 | 784,777 | 737,103 | +6.47% | growing |
| Aurora, Colorado | #50 | 410,053 | 386,255 | +6.16% | growing |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | #82 | 275,203 | 263,918 | +4.28% | stable |
| Madison, Wisconsin | #77 | 286,233 | 274,640 | +4.22% | stable |
| Columbus, Ohio | #15 | 938,396 | 906,215 | +3.55% | stable |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | #72 | 301,522 | 291,351 | +3.49% | stable |
| Kansas City, Missouri | #37 | 521,220 | 508,012 | +2.60% | stable |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | #66 | 314,367 | 309,589 | +1.54% | stable |
| Newark, New Jersey | #61 | 323,808 | 311,485 | +3.96% | stable |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | #71 | 302,013 | 292,742 | +3.17% | stable |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | #68 | 307,632 | 303,054 | +1.51% | stable |
| Boston, Massachusetts | #25 | 672,973 | 678,617 | -0.83% | stable |
| Buffalo, New York | #83 | 274,613 | 278,301 | -1.33% | stable |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | #6 | 1,574,281 | 1,603,800 | -1.84% | stable |