Best Metros for College Graduates in 2020

[Neil Narayan]

6. Austin

As one of the hottest metropolitan areas for young adults, it’s unsurprising that Austin, TX earned the #6 spot on our list. Despite the pandemic, Austin has still been attracting more and more renters from all parts of the country. According to Apartment List’s latest renter migration report, 70.9 percent of searches for apartments in Austin are coming from outside the metro, the highest share among the nation’s 50 largest metros. If you are planning a move to the area, you’ll have no problem finding other transplants to explore the city with.

Austin’s economic scores are well-rounded across the board, but the metro particularly stands out when it comes to the high density of college-educated adults (43 percent) and high share of recent college graduates working in remote-friendly occupations (77 percent). As we wait out the coronavirus pandemic, college graduates can find a remote job for an Austin-based company, and make the move when things start to clear up.

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