Gen Z Adults Shift States in Search of Affordable Real Estate

Nearly one in four Gen Z adults relocated to a different state in 2024, with California seeing the biggest losses and South Carolina making the largest net gains.

FTMQ Business, written by our newsroom7 October 2026 at 01:030 views

Nearly 24% of adult Gen Z members changed their state of residence in 2024, according to a report from LendingTree cited by Realtor.com News. Out of 44.6 million Gen Z adults over the age of 18, approximately 10.7 million moved across state lines during the year. [1]

Realtor.com News reported that California experienced the highest net loss of adult Gen Z residents, losing 58,000 more individuals than it gained. Conversely, South Carolina recorded the largest net gain of Gen Z residents, adding a net total of 23,000 young adults from interstate moves. [1]

The analysis focused on population data from 2024, when the oldest members of Gen Z reached 27 years of age. Realtor.com News noted that this group moved to different states at a far higher rate than any other generation. [1]

About 10.7 million Gen Z adults, or 23.9%, moved to a different state in 2024.
California lost a net total of 58,000 Gen Z adults to interstate moves.
South Carolina gained a net total of 23,000 Gen Z adults in 2024.

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[1]Mapped: Where Gen Z Is Moving, and Which States They’re Leaving in DrovesRealtor.com News, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Mapped: Where Gen Z Is Moving, and Which States They’re Leaving in DrovesRealtor.com, 4h ago

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