{"id":399206,"date":"2026-08-06T11:22:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/399206\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:22:30","slug":"austin-area-zip-codes-rank-among-busiest-for-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/399206\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin-area ZIP codes rank among busiest for moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If it feels like everyone is moving to the Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/article\/wealthiest-suburbs-austin-texas-20817478.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suburbs<\/a>, the numbers may help explain why.<\/p>\n<p>Leander\u2019s 78641 ZIP code ranked No. 3 nationally for total move volume, with 2,712 moves from January through June. Pflugerville\u2019s 78660 ZIP code ranked No. 6, with 2,524 moves in the same period.<\/p>\n<p>The report analyzed more than 5.29 million residential moves during the first six months of the year and ranked ZIP codes based on several measures of relocation activity, including total move volume and moves per capita.<\/p>\n<p>Texas accounted for eight of the 10 highest-volume ZIP codes. New Braunfels\u2019 78130 ZIP code led the nation with 2,930 moves, followed by McKinney\u2019s 75071 ZIP with 2,820.<\/p>\n<p>Leander\u2019s ZIP code has a population of 93,399, a median household income of $135,024 and a median home price of $453,100, according to the report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MovingPlace said the suburb has attracted movers looking for newer homes and outdoor amenities while remaining within commuting distance of Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Pflugerville, meanwhile, has a population of 118,437, a median household income of $113,205 and a median home price of $369,300. The report cited the suburb\u2019s relative affordability compared with Austin, access to major employers and growing supply of newer homes as factors driving its relocation activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas dominates the list, with communities around Dallas, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio capturing strong demand as households seek newer homes, more space, and relative affordability while remaining connected to major job markets,\u201d Daniel Cobb, senior editor at MovingPlace, said in a statement. \u201cOverall, the rankings reinforce that America\u2019s highest-volume migration is flowing toward master-planned communities, suburban growth corridors, and expanding metro regions where new housing supply can accommodate continued demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rankings count all moves with a destination address inside each ZIP code, including moves that originate within the same ZIP code.\u00a0MovingPlace said using that methodology is intended to capture both local moving activity and people moving into an area.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Texas recorded 512,503 moves during the first half of 2026, more than any other state, according to the report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If it feels like everyone is moving to the Austin suburbs, the numbers may help explain why. Leander\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-399206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}