From Apartment List:
Apartment List just published our quarterly renter migration report, shedding new light on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted moving trends.
Our Q3 Migration report analyzes proprietary data from millions of user searches spanning April through early-August to determine where Americans are looking to make their next move. Compared to this time last year, we are seeing notable shifts in search activity, likely due to the pandemic and its impact on the economy. While some of the hottest markets have seen a dropoff in out-of-metro interest, other metros are seeing activity pick up.
Key insights from the report include:
- 42.2% of those looking for a place to live in Asheville are searching from outside the metro, compared to 39.0% at this time last year.
- 37.5% of apartment hunters currently living in Asheville are looking to move elsewhere, compared to 40.1% last year.
- Renters looking to move to the Asheville metro from elsewhere are most likely to be searching from Charlotte, NC. This is also is the most most popular destination among renters looking to move away from Asheville.
Check out the full report for more detailed data and to explore trends for major metro areas around the country.
Crapville attracts newcomers, maintains pricey elite reality to avoid reaching up to a normal population size like 200,000. Therein lies the real question. If this place is so awesome and cool and everyone wants to move here, how come other similar urban regions usually have higher population?
There are several reasons as to why Asheville has maintained a population on 100,000. Mountains restrict growth by the excessive cost of building. Asheville has a steep slope ordinance that prevents building on risky too steep slopes. State laws prevent the annexation of surrounding areas. Lastly, most of us are very satisfied with the size of Asheville as it is. There’s no such thing as a “normal population of 200,000” for a city. That is closer to the population of Buncombe County, 261,000 as of 2019.
Somebody better tell these people about the housing situation here. Unless you can drop 1800 per month or more, you’re lucky to find a habitable place at all.