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Storage Cafe’s Take: “…Houston, TX, is fifth on the list of cities with the highest influx of renters in 2020, with almost 70% coming from in-state locations. Houston attracts urban dwellers and former suburban residents in almost equal proportions: 54% compared to 46%. The originating cities for renters relocating to Houston are the nearby Katy, Spring, and Sugar Land, but also Austin and San Antonio. Unemployment in Houston dropped by almost half between April 2020 and the end of last year, from over 14% in April 2020 to under 8% in December, signaling a recovery of the local economy that’s bound to keep attracting out-of-towners. The city also offers spacious apartments, with Houston taking the 11th spot nationally for average apartment size – roughly 880 square feet…”
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Table of Top 100 Cities
| # | City | Population | Median Earnings | Unemployment Rate (Dec vs. Apr 2020) | Self Storage Street Rate | #1 Origin City | Percentage of Moves from #1 Origin City |
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,966,936 | $44,114 | -10.1% | $232 | New York City, NY | 3.6% |
| 2 | New York City, NY | 8,419,316 | $54,355 | -3.9% | $237 | Jersey City, NJ | 2.6% |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 2,709,534 | $52,795 | -8.7% | $117 | Baltimore, MD | 3.2% |
| 4 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,633,017 | $42,273 | -5.3% | $112 | Glendale, AZ | 13.3% |
| 5 | Houston, TX | 2,310,432 | $42,442 | -6.5% | $84 | Katy, TX | 8.8% |
| 6 | San Diego, CA | 1,409,573 | $55,414 | -6.8% | $164 | Chula Vista, CA | 8.9% |
| 7 | Dallas, TX | 1,330,612 | $41,580 | -5.9% | $105 | Garland, TX | 6.4% |
| 8 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,579,075 | $45,800 | -7.7% | $135 | New York City, NY | 10.3% |
| 9 | Denver, CO | 705,576 | $53,972 | -4.1% | $117 | Aurora, CO | 13.9% |
| 10 | Charlotte, NC | 857,425 | $48,434 | -6.7% | $82 | Raleigh, NC | 5.0% |
| 11 | Austin, TX | 950,807 | $52,262 | -7.6% | $103 | Round Rock, TX | 6.1% |
| 12 | San Antonio, TX | 1,508,083 | $39,391 | -7.3% | $97 | Converse, TX | 3.8% |
| 13 | Fort Worth, TX | 874,401 | $46,082 | -6.5% | $91 | Arlington, TX | 9.5% |
| 14 | Arlington, TX | 395,477 | $43,787 | -7.9% | $86 | Fort Worth, TX | 19.3% |
| 15 | Milwaukee, WI | 594,548 | $40,469 | -7.5% | $92 | Waukesha, WI | 3.3% |
| 16 | Columbus, OH | 878,553 | $44,561 | -9.4% | $86 | Westerville, OH | 5.6% |
| 17 | Atlanta, GA | 488,800 | $57,821 | -6.4% | $130 | Marietta, GA | 6.0% |
| 18 | Oklahoma City, OK | 643,692 | $42,985 | -10.6% | $65 | Edmond, OK | 21.3% |
| 19 | Seattle, WA | 724,305 | $74,857 | -7.6% | $188 | Bellevue, WA | 3.3% |
| 20 | Mesa, AZ | 499,720 | $42,859 | -5.4% | $89 | Phoenix, AZ | 13.7% |
| 21 | Indianapolis, IN | 864,447 | $41,983 | -8.9% | $79 | Greenwood, IN | 6.2% |
| 22 | Portland, OR | 645,291 | $54,387 | -9.6% | $148 | Beaverton, OR | 9.9% |
| 23 | Jacksonville, FL | 890,467 | $42,408 | -6.0% | $93 | Orange Park, FL | 9.2% |
| 24 | Nashville, TN | 663,750 | $44,695 | -10.4% | $108 | Murfreesboro, TN | 3.3% |
| 25 | Long Beach, CA | 466,776 | $47,801 | -8.5% | $177 | Los Angeles, CA | 15.4% |
| 26 | Boston, MA | 684,379 | $61,437 | -7.3% | $184 | Waldorf, MD | 23.8% |
| 27 | Detroit, MI | 674,841 | $34,750 | -18.1% | $154 | Royal Oak, MI | 4.5% |
| 28 | Cleveland, OH | 385,282 | $37,351 | -17.0% | $104 | Lakewood, OH | 3.7% |
| 29 | Louisville, KY | 617,790 | $44,592 | -10.8% | $88 | Lexington, KY | 3.2% |
| 30 | Colorado Springs, CO | 464,871 | $47,742 | -4.0% | $105 | Fort Carson, CO | 5.4% |
| 31 | Kansas City, MO | 486,404 | $45,363 | -5.0% | $107 | Kansas City, KS | 5.4% |
| 32 | San Jose, CA | 1,027,690 | $68,345 | -7.1% | $159 | Santa Clara, CA | 12.4% |
| 33 | Raleigh, NC | 464,485 | $49,749 | -6.7% | $82 | Durham, NC | 8.3% |
| 34 | Scottsdale, AZ | 250,602 | $70,293 | -6.9% | $157 | Phoenix, AZ | 22.1% |
| 35 | Virginia Beach, VA | 450,201 | $49,605 | -7.9% | $96 | Norfolk, VA | 23.1% |
| 36 | Baltimore, MD | 609,032 | $49,214 | -3.7% | $118 | Essex, MD | 6.6% |
| 37 | Madison, WI | 254,977 | $52,157 | -6.5% | $98 | Fitchburg, WI | 6.9% |
| 38 | Henderson, NV | 300,116 | $53,809 | -20.7% | $119 | Las Vegas, NV | 46.9% |
| 39 | Irvine, CA | 273,157 | $86,768 | -4.7% | $143 | Santa Ana, CA | 6.3% |
| 40 | Palm Bay, FL | 111,997 | $36,352 | -7.7% | $99 | Jacksonville, FL | 48.0% |
| 41 | Fort Myers, FL | 79,927 | $37,971 | -8.2% | $89 | Tampa, FL | 11.1% |
| 42 | Warren, MI | 134,797 | $42,220 | -19.6% | $116 | Detroit, MI | 60.1% |
| 43 | Albuquerque, NM | 559,374 | $43,721 | -5.4% | $98 | Rio Rancho, NM | 17.6% |
| 44 | Washington, DC | 692,683 | $74,936 | -1.8% | $160 | Arlington, VA | 5.6% |
| 45 | Riverside, CA | 326,414 | $43,487 | -5.1% | $114 | Moreno Valley, CA | 13.7% |
| 46 | Las Vegas, NV | 634,773 | $42,538 | -21.8% | $107 | Henderson, NV | 13.6% |
| 47 | Oakland, CA | 425,097 | $59,612 | -6.2% | $189 | San Francisco, CA | 23.2% |
| 48 | Spokane, WA | 217,353 | $42,702 | -10.1% | $112 | Spokane Valley, WA | 16.0% |
| 49 | Minneapolis, MN | 420,324 | $53,424 | -5.2% | $122 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 3.0% |
| 50 | Miami, FL | 454,279 | $33,537 | -4.7% | $137 | Hialeah, FL | 8.0% |
| 51 | Gilbert, AZ | 243,254 | $61,388 | -6.2% | $108 | Mesa, AZ | 24.7% |
| 52 | St. Petersburg, FL | 261,338 | $44,784 | -8.6% | $138 | Tampa, FL | 12.6% |
| 53 | Aurora, CO | 369,111 | $44,207 | -3.4% | $102 | Denver, CO | 39.6% |
| 54 | San Francisco, CA | 874,961 | $84,773 | -6.2% | $256 | Oakland, CA | 5.7% |
| 55 | El Paso, TX | 679,813 | $38,088 | -6.8% | $83 | Fort Bliss, TX | 10.0% |
| 56 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 180,124 | $47,828 | -8.8% | $128 | Miami, FL | 7.1% |
| 57 | Sacramento, CA | 500,930 | $50,004 | -5.3% | $141 | Elk Grove, CA | 11.1% |
| 58 | North Las Vegas, NV | 241,369 | $39,772 | -21.7% | $95 | Las Vegas, NV | 70.7% |
| 59 | Tempe, AZ | 187,454 | $44,710 | -6.2% | $101 | Phoenix, AZ | 22.7% |
| 60 | St. Paul, MN | 304,547 | $46,616 | -4.9% | $154 | Minneapolis, MN | 34.1% |
| 61 | Norfolk, VA | 244,601 | $37,824 | -6.6% | $86 | Virginia Beach, VA | 19.3% |
| 62 | Smyrna, GA | 56,268 | $58,907 | -6.6% | $101 | Atlanta, GA | 22.0% |
| 63 | Anaheim, CA | 349,964 | $42,965 | -6.4% | $163 | Garden Grove, CA | 8.0% |
| 64 | Tucson, AZ | 541,482 | $37,287 | -5.6% | $97 | Phoenix, AZ | 4.8% |
| 65 | Greensboro, NC | 291,303 | $41,165 | -7.9% | $73 | High Point, NC | 7.5% |
| 66 | Glendale, AZ | 247,813 | $40,865 | -5.3% | $100 | Phoenix, AZ | 39.8% |
| 67 | Tampa, FL | 387,916 | $46,721 | -6.6% | $102 | Riverview, FL | 5.9% |
| 68 | Tulsa, OK | 402,324 | $40,689 | -10.1% | $74 | Broken Arrow, OK | 21.7% |
| 69 | Wichita, KS | 389,877 | $42,764 | -14.7% | $78 | Derby, KS | 6.7% |
| 70 | Plano, TX | 287,064 | $63,796 | -6.2% | $91 | Dallas, TX | 20.1% |
| 71 | Tallahassee, FL | 191,279 | $40,418 | -3.2% | $103 | Miami, FL | 4.5% |
| 72 | Augusta, GA | 197,191 | $35,802 | -5.3% | $83 | Hephzibah, GA | 11.9% |
| 73 | Grand Prairie, TX | 192,565 | $42,838 | -7.2% | $101 | Arlington, TX | 29.0% |
| 74 | St. Louis, MO | 308,174 | $44,665 | -3.3% | $97 | Florissant, MO | 6.6% |
| 75 | Moreno Valley, CA | 207,289 | $40,578 | -4.8% | $115 | Riverside, CA | 16.3% |
| 76 | Chandler, AZ | 252,692 | $57,386 | -5.9% | $104 | Mesa, AZ | 14.2% |
| 77 | Toledo, OH | 276,614 | $39,461 | -19.4% | $82 | Sylvania, OH | 5.6% |
| 78 | Arlington, VA | 233,464 | $87,908 | -3.2% | $239 | Washington, DC | 16.0% |
| 79 | Eugene, OR | 168,302 | $42,864 | -10.4% | $117 | Springfield, OR | 13.1% |
| 80 | Tacoma, WA | 212,869 | $50,259 | -11.3% | $139 | Lakewood, WA | 11.3% |
| 81 | Omaha, NE | 475,862 | $47,189 | -7.3% | $79 | Lincoln, NE | 11.2% |
| 82 | Orlando, FL | 280,832 | $40,691 | -10.4% | $99 | Kissimmee, FL | 10.3% |
| 83 | Glendale, CA | 200,232 | $57,216 | -10.8% | $243 | Los Angeles, CA | 30.1% |
| 84 | Birmingham, AL | 212,297 | $37,485 | -9.1% | $92 | Hoover, AL | 10.1% |
| 85 | Huntington Beach, CA | 200,259 | $68,888 | -6.8% | $165 | Long Beach, CA | 7.7% |
| 86 | Chula Vista, CA | 268,920 | $52,739 | -7.1% | $159 | San Diego, CA | 39.3% |
| 87 | Irving, TX | 239,783 | $43,169 | -7.1% | $85 | Dallas, TX | 10.5% |
| 88 | Memphis, TN | 651,932 | $37,568 | -4.7% | $79 | Collierville, TN | 4.7% |
| 89 | Grand Rapids, MI | 198,401 | $40,072 | -21.0% | $95 | Kentwood, MI | 7.0% |
| 90 | Chesapeake, VA | 239,982 | $52,416 | -5.6% | $96 | Virginia Beach, VA | 20.1% |
| 91 | Lakewood, CO | 155,146 | $50,367 | -4.6% | $113 | Denver, CO | 32.9% |
| 92 | Largo, FL | 84,130 | $38,612 | -9.3% | $117 | Clearwater, FL | 17.3% |
| 93 | Pittsburgh, PA | 302,205 | $48,721 | -8.5% | $111 | New York City, NY | 2.7% |
| 94 | Bend, OR | 93,917 | $47,417 | -11.5% | $134 | Portland, OR | 10.6% |
| 95 | Centennial, CO | 110,218 | $69,856 | -3.6% | $101 | Denver, CO | 19.0% |
| 96 | Stockton, CA | 309,228 | $41,596 | -6.0% | $116 | Fresno, CA | 10.2% |
| 97 | Jersey City, NJ | 261,940 | $62,136 | -7.2% | $208 | New York City, NY | 47.9% |
| 98 | Huntsville, AL | 196,219 | $48,911 | -8.4% | $78 | Madison, AL | 15.2% |
| 99 | West Valley City, UT | 136,009 | $38,128 | -7.5% | $91 | Salt Lake City, UT | 45.8% |
| 100 | Cincinnati, OH | 301,394 | $44,831 | -9.1% | $94 | Loveland, OH | 3.5% |
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