Migration Hotspots in the Sun Belt Are Home to the Nation’s Highest Inflation Rates
An influx of people moving into Phoenix, Tampa and Atlanta has led to rapidly rising home prices, one contributor to outsized inflation in those areas.
As a data journalist at Redfin, Dana Anderson writes about the numbers behind real estate trends. Redfin is a full-service real estate brokerage that uses modern technology to make clients smarter and faster. For more information about working with a Redfin real estate agent to buy or sell a home, visit our Why Redfin page.
An influx of people moving into Phoenix, Tampa and Atlanta has led to rapidly rising home prices, one contributor to outsized inflation in those areas.
Homes are much less affordable than they were a year ago due to skyrocketing prices and surging mortgage rates–especially in Sun Belt metros like Tampa,

With sky-high prices and rising mortgage rates, each square foot of space costs more than ever before. Buyers are compromising by turning to smaller homes.
Nearly one-third (32.3%) of Redfin.com users looked to move away from their hometown in the first quarter, an all-time high. The number of homebuyers leaving
After last year’s frenzy for vacation homes, buyers are now backing off amid rising mortgage rates and an increase in loan fees for second homes.
1 in 3 U.S. renters can’t afford to buy a home where they want to live and 30% are unable to save for a down
An influx of people moving into Phoenix, Tampa and Atlanta has led to rapidly rising home prices, one contributor to outsized inflation in those areas.
Homes are much less affordable than they were a year ago due to skyrocketing prices and surging mortgage rates–especially in Sun Belt metros like Tampa,

With sky-high prices and rising mortgage rates, each square foot of space costs more than ever before. Buyers are compromising by turning to smaller homes.
Nearly one-third (32.3%) of Redfin.com users looked to move away from their hometown in the first quarter, an all-time high. The number of homebuyers leaving
After last year’s frenzy for vacation homes, buyers are now backing off amid rising mortgage rates and an increase in loan fees for second homes.
1 in 3 U.S. renters can’t afford to buy a home where they want to live and 30% are unable to save for a down