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Top Routes

  • NYC → Austin
  • LA → Phoenix
  • SF → Denver
  • Chicago → Dallas

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Philadelphia
NY → PA
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New York → Philadelphia

Home Price
$915,666$411,714
Austin
CA → TX
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Los Angeles → Austin

Home Price
$673,316$376,621
Austin
CA → TX
Compare•CA

San Francisco → Austin

Home Price
$882,879$376,621
Phoenix
IL → AZ
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Chicago → Phoenix

Home Price
$525,274$382,216
Los Angeles
NY → CA
Compare•NY

New York → Los Angeles

Home Price
$915,666$673,316
Denver
MA → CO
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Boston → Denver

Home Price
$778,429$449,288
Austin
WA → TX
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Seattle → Austin

Home Price
$530,921$376,621
Denver
CA → CO
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San Francisco → Denver

Home Price
$882,879$449,288
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Phoenix

CA → AZ

Los Angeles → Phoenix

Save $291,100

Dallas

IL → TX

Chicago → Dallas

Save $142,728

Seattle

CA → WA

Los Angeles → Seattle

Save $142,395

Portland

CA → OR

San Francisco → Portland

Save $463,145

Philadelphia

NY → PA

New York → Philadelphia

Save $503,952

Austin

MA → TX

Boston → Austin

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New York

NY

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Population

8,550,405

Unemployment

5.0%

Airports

803

Transit Routes

17

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Los Angeles skyline

Los Angeles

CA

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Population

3,971,896

Unemployment

6.9%

Airports

5,502

Transit Routes

34

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Chicago skyline

Chicago

IL

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Population

2,720,556

Unemployment

6.3%

Airports

1,187

Transit Routes

28

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Houston skyline

Houston

TX

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Population

2,298,628

Unemployment

5.1%

Airports

3,874

Transit Routes

31

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Philadelphia skyline

Philadelphia

PA

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Population

1,567,442

Unemployment

5.9%

Airports

1,897

Transit Routes

15

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Phoenix skyline

Phoenix

AZ

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Population

1,563,001

Unemployment

7.7%

Airports

1,172

Transit Routes

34

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