Zillow ranks U.S. cities where people want to live - or leave

Residents of Washington, D.C., Miami, Detroit, Columbus, & Cincinnati want out — and not many house-hunters want in.

Meanwhile, Seattle, Tampa and Portland are popular targets for homebuyers who live elsewhere as well as residents who already live in those cities.

That's according to Seattle-based Zillow, which has analyzed searches from house-hunters to figure out which U.S. cities residents want to leave and where they want to stay.

By comparing the locations of its users with the cities that they're searching, Zillow has charted cities based on popularity with outsiders and popularity with current residents.

Here in Orlando, the study shows that more than 55 percent of Zillow page views from the metro area are for homes within the local market, according to the data. Explore the map below.

"Florida markets including West Palm Beach, Orlando, and Tampa are popular not only for searchers from Florida, but also from the Northeastern part of the country, likely because Florida is a common retirement destination for people in the Northeast," the report said.

Housing markets in Minneapolis and New York City show faint interest from outsiders but a strong majority of Zillow traffic coming from inside the city limits, showing residents want to stay in town with their next home purchase.

Casey Coombs, Staff Writer - Business Journal