Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point MSA
2026-10-30
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point MSA has emerged as North Carolina’s top destination for net migration, with a year-over-year gain of 958 households in IRS county-to-county inflow data from 2021-22 to 2022-23. This is the highest increase among all North Carolina metropolitan areas, outpacing even major counties in Florida and South Carolina. The data comes from ALEX Intelligence’s proprietary analysis of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income Migration Data, published October 30, 2026. https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-30-greensboro-mig-trend-net
How is the Triad managing this migration surge without price spikes? The answer may lie in its balanced job growth, affordability, and inventory stability. Is your strategy aligned with a market that’s attracting people but not yet pricing them out?
Year-Over-Year Change in Net Migration, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023)
#1 Orange County, NC — 91
#2 Miami-Dade County, FL — 61
#3 Lee County, FL — 41
#4 Greenville County, SC — 36
#5 Dallas County, TX — 35
#6 Charleston County, SC — 28
#7 Cumberland County, NC — 27
#8 Brunswick County, NC — 27
#9 Orange County, FL — 25
#10 Palm Beach County, FL — 25
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=83585654; Slide 2: Hayden Schiff (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=155881774; Slide 3: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=83585647; Slide 4: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=83585737
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-30-greensboro-mig-trend-net
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