15 Out Of State Cities New Yorkers Moved To and INSTANTLY Regretted

New Yorkers have been leaving for the same handful of cities for years, chasing cheaper homes and easier winters. But in many of those exact cities, home values are now below their peak, some by six figures. This countdown goes through 15 places New Yorkers moved to, from Charlotte and Raleigh down to Cape Coral and Austin, where a typical home has lost about $187,600 since the top. For every city: Zillow's typical home value at its peak vs June 2026, the dollars a peak buyer lost, and the local reason behind it, from overbuilding and cooling tech hiring to hurricanes, heat and Florida's insurance bills. The pattern is simple: it usually wasn't the city that failed people, it was buying at the 2022 top. Most of these places are still worth more than they were in 2019. Did you leave New York? Would you do it again? Tell me in the comments. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:52 #15 Charlotte 3:51 #14 Raleigh 5:12 #13 Houston 6:25 #12 Orlando 7:50 #11 Nashville 9:12 #10 Port St. Lucie 10:32 #9 Jacksonville 12:02 #8 Atlanta 13:25 #7 San Antonio 14:27 #6 Fort Worth 15:42 #5 Phoenix 17:57 #4 St. Petersburg 19:58 #3 Denver 21:45 #2 Cape Coral 23:32 #1 Austin DATA SOURCES Zillow Home Value Index (city level), June 2026, vs each city's high since 2021, via KeepingUpWithInflation's ZHVI tracker Tax Foundation: state-to-state migration (IRS data, 2022-23) Insurance.com / Quadrant Information Services: 2026 homeowners insurance costs by state Maricopa County: 2024 heat-related deaths report StreetEasy: New York City asking rents (2026) Home values change monthly; check current local data before buying or selling. Some visuals in this video are AI-generated illustrations. #newyork #movingfromnewyork #housingmarket #realestate #austin #florida #capecoral #insidenewyork