Austin metro ranked No. 5 for one-way moves in 2024

[Neil Narayan]

The Austin metro was among the hottest destinations in the country for where people were moving last year, according to the latest annual ranking from U-Haul International Inc.

Austin ranked No. 5 among the top U.S. growth metros in 2024, and Texas was the No. 2 state for move-ins — bested from the top spot after three consecutive years by South Carolina, according to data released Jan. 2 and Jan. 3.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area took the crown for the top growth metro in the recent list, followed by Charlotte, North Carolina (No. 2); Phoenix (No. 3); and, Lakeland, Florida (No. 4). Houston ranked No. 9.

The Lone Star State has held the first or second rank each year since 2016, U-Haul reported. North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee round out the five leading growth states.

And, for the fifth year in a row, California reflected the largest net loss of one-way movers, according to the data.