Two Minnesota Cities Make Top Spots to Move To in 2026

Even though we're a cold state with long winters, many Americans may be choosing to move to the Land of 10,000 Lakes in 2026, according to a new study.

The website moveBuddha analyzed moving search trends from 2019 to October 2025 to determine which places across the US have been seeing a spike in popularity. They used this to determine which cities will likely see a rise in new residents.

Landing in the top 15 'Move-To Cities of 2026' are 2 Minnesota cities! But neither broke the top 5.

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The Top Places People Are Moving to in the US in 2026

The places that are predicted to see the most people moving in next year are all college towns, mostly in the southern states. Yeah, where it's warmer than Minnesota, I get it, I get it.

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The top places that people want to move to in 2026 are:

5. Tucson, AZ

4. Savannah, GA

3. Vancouver, WA

2. Tulsa, OK

1. Knoxville, TN

All but Vancouver are in warmer states, and they're all college towns.

I think the fact that they're all college towns is an interesting trend! I get it, though, college towns are always lively and have plenty going on.

People Want to Move to St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2026

As for the Minnesota cities that made the list, they pegged St. Paul as "the biggest 'comeback city' with interest soaring 122% over the past 5 years." St. Paul came in at number 9.

And just barely not making the top 10 places people want to move to in 2026 is Minneapolis, coming in at number 12.