A new survey of U.S. ZIP codes with the highest influx of new residents showed one spot in Sacramento is the hottest place to move to in the state.
Moving resource website MovingPlace published its monthly report of the “Hottest ZIP Codes in America,” which tracked the number of moves per capita in each ZIP code to find the regions with the most movement during March.
In California, a Sacramento ZIP code took the top spot.
Here’s where people are moving to in Sacramento.
How did MovingPlace determine the trendiest places to move in the U.S.?
The moving resources site reportedly analyzes millions of relocation records in the country every year, using data from home services software company Porch Group.
With this data, the MovingPlace team analyzes the origin and destination ZIP codes for thousands of moves each month. Moves within the same ZIP code and moves originating from a different ZIP code are both counted.
The monthly study ranks ZIP codes by the number of moves per each 1,000 current residents.
“The moves per capita metric highlights the ZIP codes experiencing the most intense migration relative to their population size,” a news release from MovingPlace read. “This allows smaller or less densely populated areas with unusually high migration activity to stand out as truly hot ZIP codes.”
Where in Sacramento is the most popular ZIP code to move into?
The trendiest ZIP code in the entire state of California during March was 95811 in Sacramento.
This ZIP code covers a C-shaped area around the capital’s downtown core, spanning much of Southside Park, Richmond Grove, western portions of midtown, the River District and the Railyards.
During March, there were 6.6 moves per capita into this ZIP code, the most of any in the state.
“This part of the city is often described as the cultural hub making it popular with new movers looking to have easy access to metro’s nightlife, parks, and events,” MovingPlace’s news release said.
What other California ZIP codes have a lot of movement?
Multiple parts of California had a respectably high influx of new residents during March.
The ZIP code ranked second had only 0.6 moves per capita fewer than the Sacramento 95811 area. These were the top 10 ZIP codes for movers in California last month:
95811, Sacramento, 6.6 moves per capita95969, Paradise, 6.54 moves per capita92108, San Diego, 4.67 moves per capita92103, San Diego, 4.62 moves per capita94612, Oakland, 4.59 moves per capita92637, Laguna Woods, 3.92 moves per capita90292, Marina Del Rey, 3.76 moves per capita90036, Los Angeles, 3.53 moves per capita93109, Santa Barbara, 3.52 moves per capita92101, San Diego, 3.47 moves per capita
Across the country, California’s ZIP codes did not make it into the top 10 trendiest areas last month. The nation’s top ZIP code had nearly double the moves per capita than California’s top ZIP code.
These were the 10 areas across the U.S. with the most moves per capita in March, according to MovingPlace:
34987, Port Saint Lucie, Florida, 12.2 moves per capita80019, Aurora, Colorado, 11.1 moves per capita37228, Nashville, Tennessee, 10.2 moves per capita75166, Lavon, Texas, 9 moves per capita85387, Surprise, Arizona, 9 moves per capita75114, Crandall, Texas, 8.7 moves per capita32461, Inlet Beach, Florida, 8.2 moves per capita78701, Austin, Texas, 8 moves per capita76247, Justin, Texas, 7.3 moves per month89034, Mesquite, Nevada, 7.2 moves per capita
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Camila Pedrosa is a service journalism reporter at The Sacramento Bee. She previously worked as a summer reporting intern for The Bee and reported in Phoenix and Washington, D.C. She graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in mass communication.