Some of the leading metro areas in the United States are seeing a high percentage of their residents searching for home outside their area as of the Second Quarter, 2025.
As always, affordability remains the primary reason. Listed in order with the percentage searching outside their area included.
- San José, CA – 93.7%
- Washington, DC – 86.4%
- Seattle, WA – 80.5%
- Salt Lake City, UT – 77.0%
- Stockton, CA – 72.9%
- Durham, NC – 72.6%
- Chicago, IL – 72.6%
- Denver, CO – 72.1%
- Boston, MA – 72.0%
- New York City, NY – 71.7%