TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time, Tampa Bay has been placed on a list of cities and areas with the highest number of move-outs in America.

PODS, a moving company, released its annual moving trends report. The company analyzed long-distance moving numbers between January 2024 and March 2025 to determine where people are moving to and out of.

According to the report, more people are leaving Florida than entering.

The Tampa Bay and South Florida areas were both ranked among cities with the highest number of move-outs.

"Tampa Bay’s appearance comes as a surprise since it previously ranked 4th and 9th on our move-in lists in 2022 and 2023, respectively. However, it was suspiciously absent last year, and now we see why," the report said.

PODS' data listed Tampa Bay at No. 16 on the m

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