SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — While more people are currently leaving the San Diego County area than moving there, there are still people interested in moving and owning a home there.
According to data from Redfin, homebuyers from Los Angeles showed the greatest interest in moving to San Diego compared to people from any other major U.S. metropolitan area.
The number of residents leaving San Diego County last year nearly doubled from the previous year
More than 11,000 people from Los Angeles searched for homes in San Diego between January and March. San Francisco was the second city on Redfin's list with more than 2,600 homebuyers expressing interest in San Diego, followed by Dallas with 1,122, New York City with 502 and Seattle with 494.
Redfin's data does not reflect actual moves, but rather a sample of about two million users who searched for homes in over a hundred metropolitan areas.
In 2023, San Diego County saw nearly twice as many people moving out of the county as moving in compared to the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Compared to the previous year, 60 percent of U.S. counties reported a population increase, up 52 percent from the previous year, the data shows.
However, San Diego County did not follow national trends – in 2023, 30,745 more people left the region than moved in. That's almost double the 2022 numbers, when 15,956 more people moved out than moved in.
Still, it seems that most people who already live in the area are choosing to stay. According to Redfin, between January and March, 71% of San Diego homebuyers looked for homes within the county rather than outside.
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