Housing expectation gaps among newcomers
#1
#1 Honolulu, Hawaii — for housing expectation gaps among newcomers.
n = 3,011 Americans who moved state in the previous five years · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
What it means
The full ranking: #1 Honolulu, Hawaii; #2 Las Vegas, Nevada; #3 New Orleans, Louisiana; #4 Denver, Colorado; #5 Anchorage, Alaska; #6 Portland, Oregon; #7 Memphis, Tennessee; #8 Chicago, Illinois; #9 Albuquerque, New Mexico; #10 Houston, Texas.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,011
- Population
- Americans who moved state in the previous five years
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- What Surprises Americans After Moving States
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Housing expectation gaps among newcomers" Survey of 3,011 Americans who moved state in the previous five years, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/housing-expectation-gaps-among-newcomers
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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