The figures are based on anonymized data collected by Rent.com. The source analyzed the location of users searching for an apartment and the location of the listings they were searching for.
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Most attractive metros for renters moving out from Chicago, IL, U.S. 2023
Across the U.S., Chicago was one of the metros with the strongest outbound migration based on data about renters' apartment search patterns and preferences. Renters from Chicago, IL, willing to move out to a different metro were most interested in moving to Milwaukee, WI. Nearly *** percent of search leads in the first quarter of 2023 were for properties located in Milwaukee, WI, while Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, emerged as the second most popular destination with approximately *** percent of the leads. Additionally, there was internal city migration, accounting for almost ** percent of total leads.
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