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New York Among Top Cities for Relocators During the Pandemic
- San Franciscans headed south to Los Angeles and San Diego
- New Yorkers who did leave chose Philly, Florida, D.C., Atlanta
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Contrary to popular belief, more people headed to the New York metro region than moved out during the Covid-19 era, according to an analysis of cell-phone data.
A study of migration in the 30 largest U.S. metro areas during the pandemic showed the most popular cities for relocations from March to September were Tampa, Florida; Phoenix -- and the New York City area, according to data from Orbital Insight, a California-based company that tracks the movement of goods and people. Miami and Orlando rounded out the top five.