Texas has a lot to offer people looking for their next place to live, but it’s not for everyone. A mid-2026 migration report shows which areas drew the most attention from those in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area, so much so that they opted to move.

A report from the moving and storage company U-Haul crowns Dallas as the No. 1 destination for net-gain metros, meaning locals moved there more than any other place throughout the analysis period, July 2025 to June 2026. The data is based on the company’s one-way transactions and the generational group of its customers.

A person must be at least 18 to rent a U-Haul truck and at least 16 to rent a U-Haul trailer, so the included generations were Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. Researchers found that age played a crucial role in where people chose to settle.

Colorado was the top out-of-state destination for Boomers. In second place was another state with particularly cold winters: Missouri. Tennessee and Nevada took the third and fourth spots.

Among metro destinations, Dallas ranked No. 1 across all generations. The following areas, in the order named, made up the rest of the top destination list: College Station, Killeen-Temple, Orlando and Knoxville.

The report also breaks down top state and metro destinations by generation:

Florida was the top out-of-state destination for Gen X, defined in the report as those born between 1965 and 1980. Colorado was second, followed by Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.

When not packing their bags for Dallas, folks in this group went to Houston (No. 2) or College Station (No. 3). Austin and Lubbock were less favored among Gen X, though the Capital City scored higher.

Colorado was the top out-of-state destination for Millennials, defined in the report as those born between 1981 and 1996, followed by California, Florida, Maryland and Virginia.

Among metro destinations, Millennials favored Austin (No. 2) and Houston (No. 3), followed by Denver and Washington, D.C.

U-Haul customers who are Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, chose California as the top state to move to, according to the report. Overall, it appears this group is looking for some sun, as Florida took the No. 2 spot. Other places with high appeal were Illinois (No. 3), Colorado (No. 4), and Nevada (No. 5).

After Dallas, Gen Z favored Austin (No. 2) and Houston (No. 3), followed by Chicago and San Diego.