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• Napa, California has been revealed as the easiest city to move to compared to 2018 data  
• Napa has seen the most considerable percentage increase in house availability and relatively low price rises  
• Abilene, Texas follows in second, while Austin, Texas is in third  

A study by sleep experts Amerisleep examined house prices and availability between 2018 and 2021 in the 200 most populated cities in the US. 

The study revealed that Napa, California is the easiest city to relocate to compared to 2018. The result is down to a 31% increase in the number of houses on sale since 2018 – the highest rate of all areas included in the study. In addition, there has been a relatively low 13% increase in property cost, from an average of $101,872 in March 2018 to $115,575 in the latest available figures. Napa’s current population is 79,246. 

Abilene, Texas follows Napa as the second easiest US city to relocate to. The city has a current population of 125,182. House availability has increased by 29% since 2018, much higher than the national average in America’s 200 biggest cities, where there has been a 12% decrease in the number of houses on the market. House prices in Abilene have increased from around $125,000 in 2018 to higher than $147,000 in 2021. This is nearly a $22,000 price change, equating to a relatively low 17% increase.  

Since 2018, Austin, Texas has seen a $22,000 rise in house prices, equating to a 30% increase compared to 2018. House availability has increased by 27% – one of the biggest increases in the study – resulting in the city has nearly 400 more houses on the market in 2021 compared to 2018. The Lone Star state’s capital has a current population of 961,855.  

Warner Robins, Georgia’s current population is 80,308 and has seen a 21% increase in house availability, which combined with a below-average 10% increase in house prices – $135,791 in 2018 to $149,950 in 2021 – makes Warner Robins the fourth easiest city to relocate to.  

Ranking in fifth is Detroit, Michigan, where the average house price in 2018 was $117,290 and has increased by approximately $16,000 to $133,529 in 2021. This price change is lower than nearly 80% of cities in the study; alongside a 23% increase in the availability of houses since 2018, it means Detroit is much easier to move to than it was.  

Between 2018 and 2021, Duluth, Minnesota has seen house prices rise by more than $44,000; this is a 10% increase. Availability has also increased by 15% over the same period, which places Duluth in sixth on the list of easiest cities to relocate to.  

Out of the top 200 populated cities that were in the study, Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the most challenging city for people to relocate to. Tuscaloosa has a population of 99,600 and has seen a decrease of 49% in house availability since 2018.  

The second most challenging city to relocate to is The Villages, Florida. The city has a population of 79,077 and has seen a 43% decrease in house availability since 2018. Between 2018 and 2021, the average house price in The Villages has increased by $55,137.  

April Mayer for Amerisleep commented on the study: “In three years, house availability and house prices have changed so much in major cities in the US. This data demonstrates that some places are much easier to move to than they were a few years ago.  

“Cities where house prices have risen below the average, and more houses are on the market, combine the best of both worlds for people looking to start somewhere new.”   

The study was conducted by Amerisleep, an award-winning producer of mattresses, beds, and sleep accessories.  

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All data was gathered from Zillow and the US census. 

Source Link: https://amerisleep.com/