Highly paid millennials are moving out of the Northeast and heading toward the South and the West Coast.
That's according to personal-finance website SmartAsset, which conducted a study to find the total inflow and outflow of "rich" young people in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. It defined "rich" millennials as those between the ages of 18 and 35 who earn an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or more per year. All income data comes from the IRS.
Here are the top 10 places millennials who earn $100,000 or more are going, ranked from least- to most-moved-to state.
10. New Jersey
Moved in: 6,543
Moved out: 6,197
Net migration: 346
9. Tennessee
Moved in: 2,423
Moved out: 2,033
Net migration: 390
8. South Carolina
Moved in: 1,965
Moved out: 1,392
Net migration: 573
7. North Carolina
Moved in: 4,572
Moved out: 3,786
Net migration: 786
6. Oregon
Moved in: 2,190
Moved out: 1,304
Net migration: 886
5. Florida
Moved in: 6,014
Moved out: 5,114
Net migration: 900
4. Colorado
Moved in: 4,369
Moved out: 2,863
Net migration: 1,506
3. Texas
Moved in: 10,890
Moved out: 9.012
Net migration: 1,878
2. Washington
Moved in: 5,729
Moved out: 3,809
Net migration: 1,920
1. California
Moved in: 17,245
Moved out: 13,648
Net migration: 3,597
As the data shows, California is a top destination for wealthy young people, despite its often exorbitant cost of living. The median home value there is nearly $550,000, real-estate site Zillow reports, and the median rent is $2,800. That's compared to the national medians of about $227,000 and $1,700, respectively.
In a popular city like San Francisco, it's even pricier: The median home could cost you more than $1.3 million and the median rent is $4,500.
The study showed a larger trend of Americans overall moving away from the Northeast, too, with a few exceptions, Michael Stoll, economist and professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, said in the report.
"The data aligns with longer-term migration patterns to southern and western states, trends driven by factors like job growth, lower costs of living, state budgetary challenges and more temperate climates," Stoll said.
SmartAssest concludes the same about high-earning millennials: "Save for New Jersey, which made the top 10, the Northeast isn't a popular destination for the wealthy under 35." In fact, of the 50 states covered in the data, five of the bottom 10, and Washington D.C., are located in the Northeast.
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