Summer is peak moving season, when households pack up and move elsewhere. U-Haul's 2025 midyear migration trends analysis reveals just where Ohioans are moving to and from in the first half of 2025.
The latest U-Haul trends report analyzed 35 U.S. metros with a population of over 2 million residents and looked at the company's one-way customer rentals (including trucks, trailers and moving containers) to determine the most common cities where people move to in the U.S. Several cities in the Buckeye State served as a hotspot for newcomers.
Where are Ohioans moving to? Where are new Ohio residents moving from? Here's what the results show.
Where are Ohio residents moving to?
These are the cities where Ohioans were among the top 10 newest residents, per U-Haul. Most Ohioans stayed near the Midwest, flocking to Detroit, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis.
Ohio was among the top origin states for arriving U-Haul customers in the following cities:
Detroit: No. 1
Pittsburgh: No. 1
Indianapolis: No. 2
Tampa: No. 5
Chicago: No. 5
Charlotte: No. 7
Nashville: No. 7
Atlanta: No. 8
St. Louis: No. 8
Miami: No. 9
Philadelphia: No. 9
Where are Ohio residents moving to and from?
In Ohio's largest metros, Cincinnati newcomers primarily hail from Kentucky and Indiana. Cleveland welcomed the most residents from Michigan, and Columbus received most of its new residents from Florida.
Within Ohio, Cincinnati saw the most newcomers from Columbus; Columbus received the most incoming residents from Cleveland; and Cleveland's newest in-state residents primarily came from Akron.
Here's a breakdown of each major city:
Where Cincinnati's new residents are coming from
Kentucky
Indiana
Florida
Tennessee
Michigan
Illinois
Texas
Georgia
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati's top five origin cities for new residents, according to U-Haul, are: Lexington, Kentucky; Indianapolis; Louisville, Kentucky; Chicago; and Detroit.
Cincinnati's top five cities for arriving residents within Ohio are Columbus, Dayton, Cleveland, Akron and Toledo.
Where Columbus' newest residents are moving from
Florida
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Columbus' Top five origin cities for arriving Ohio residents are: Indianapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Atlanta. Columbus' Top five in-state cities for arriving residents are Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Akron and Toledo.
Cleveland's top origin states, cities for arriving residents
Michigan
Florida
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New York
Indiana
North Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Kentucky
Cleveland's Top five origin cities for arriving Ohio residents are: Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., and Tampa, Florida. Cleveland's Top five in-state cities for arriving residents include Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo and Dayton.
Is Ohio's population growing or shrinking?
Central Ohio is experiencing significant population growth, Axios reports, where the region has gained residents in the past five years, with areas like Sunbury and Pickerington seeing the most growth among Central Ohio suburbs.
However, Ohio's overall population is predicted to decline in the coming years, even while the United States experiences overall growth.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Which cities are Ohioans moving to in 2025? U-Haul shows latest trends
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