Relocation Insights
Methodology
Where the numbers come from, how they are summarized, and how each source is credited.
Overview
This dashboard shows how many homes are listed for sale in each US state and which states people are moving to or leaving. It is built on one guiding rule: the site summarizes public data — it does not republish, redistribute, or offer downloads of it. Every figure on screen is a derived state-level aggregate, captured once and held as a fixed snapshot dated 26 September 2026. Nothing is live and nothing is scraped.
Source 1: Realtor.com listing inventory
Active for-sale listing counts, median list prices, and median days on market come from the Realtor.com Residential Listings inventory — the research data portal Realtor.com publishes specifically for redistribution in analysis. The snapshot uses the state-level core metrics bulk file RDC_Inventory_Core_Metrics_State.csv, covering August 2026.
Realtor.com provides this file for public analysis, and the figures used here are limited to derived state-level aggregates, consistent with the portal's terms.
Source 2: US Census Bureau population estimates
Migration figures come from the US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, which the Census Bureau publishes as public domain government data. The snapshot uses the state totals dataset (NST-EST2025), covering the period July 2024 - July 2025.
From this dataset the dashboard takes each state's population, net domestic migration, and international migration. The "moving to" and "moving out of" tables rank states by net domestic migration — the net number of people moving between US states — which excludes international migration, births, and deaths.
Source 3: IRS Statistics of Income migration data
Household moves and income flows come from the IRS SOI state-to-state migration data (public government data), Tax years 2022 - 2023, based on the address changes on tax returns. For each state the dashboard keeps only the total returns moving in from and out to other US states, and the net adjusted gross income (AGI) those households brought in or took with them. Net households = inflow returns − outflow returns; net income moved = inflow AGI − outflow AGI.
Source 4: State income tax rates
The income tax badge shows each state's top marginal individual income tax rate for tax year 2025, compiled from rates published by state revenue departments (public facts, not a third-party table). "No income tax" marks states with no broad tax on wage income; Washington taxes some capital gains only, and Massachusetts includes its surtax on high incomes. Local income taxes are not included.
Source 5: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment rates come from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics and job growth from BLS State and Metro Area Employment (CES), both seasonally adjusted, August 2026 (preliminary), fetched through the public BLS data API (public domain). Job growth = 12-month percent change in total nonfarm jobs.
What the dashboard derives
| On-screen figure | How it is derived |
|---|---|
| Active listings, US total | Sum of state-level active for-sale counts, Realtor.com, August 2026 |
| Listings per 10,000 residents | Active listings ÷ population × 10,000 (Realtor.com ÷ Census) |
| Map shading | Listings per 10,000 residents, grouped into color bands |
| Top 5 moving to / out of | Ranked by net domestic migration, Census, July 2024 - July 2025 |
| Median list price / days on market | State medians from the Realtor.com file, August 2026 |
What this site does not do
- No scraping of listing pages on Zillow, Realtor.com, or any other site.
- No raw datasets, per-listing rows, or bulk downloads — only the derived summaries above.
- No live feed; figures are a fixed snapshot captured 26 September 2026.
- No API that exposes the underlying source data; the app's figures ship as typed constants inside the site itself.
Refresh & attribution policy
Snapshots are rebuilt only from official published bulk files — the Realtor.com econdata portal and Census Bureau downloads — never from scraping listing pages. Every refresh updates the capture date shown on the dashboard so figures are always dated.
Realtor.com and US Census Bureau names, data, and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. This site presents summarized aggregates for analysis and claims no affiliation with either organization.