What U.S. suburbs and small cities are people moving to the most?

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Suburbs and small cities are booming in the U.S., with more and more people every year ditching urban life for the allure of planned communities, better schools, and a little more peace and quiet.

Move Buddha, a site that helps people compare moving costs and save money on big moves, used search data to find the suburbs and smaller cities that are most in demand this year. It looked at data from the 50 most populous metro areas to see where Americans are moving the most in 2025.

(A quick note: Some of the cities that made the list aren’t exactly small, but sit next to larger cities and are part of that anchor city’s metro area.)

Continue reading to see which ones made the list:

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#8: Fort Mill, South Carolina

Fort Mill, South Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, came in eighth place.

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#7: Saint Paul, Minnesota

While certainly a city and not a suburb, Saint Paul, Minnesota, which lies next to its larger sister city of Minneapolis, made the list as number seven.

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#6: Tempe, Arizona

Tempe, Arizona, which is a suburb of Phoenix, got sixth place.

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#5: Frisco, Texas

Frisco, which is part of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metro Area, made the list at number five.

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#4: Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver, Washington, which is just across the state line from Portland, Oregon, made the list at number four.

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#3: St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine, Florida, a small city 40 miles south of Jacksonville, made the list at number three.

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#2: Meridian, Idaho

Meridian, Idaho, a fast-growing city outside Boise, came in second.

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#1: Summerville, South Carolina

Summerville, South Carolina, a suburb of Charleston, was ranked the most popular place Americans want to move in 2025.

The 8 suburbs and cities in America that everyone wants to move to

Americans looking to escape the big cities are choosing to move to these places, according to a recent study

#8: Fort Mill, South Carolina

#8: Fort Mill, South Carolina

#7: Saint Paul, Minnesota

#7: Saint Paul, Minnesota

#6: Tempe, Arizona

#6: Tempe, Arizona

#5: Frisco, Texas

#5: Frisco, Texas

#4: Vancouver, Washington

#4: Vancouver, Washington

#3: St. Augustine, Florida

#3: St. Augustine, Florida

#2: Meridian, Idaho

#2: Meridian, Idaho

#1: Summerville, South Carolina

#1: Summerville, South Carolina