I don’t pay attention to these ratings. People move to different places for different reasons.

For millennials, cities are preferred, but jobs are the biggest drivers. The real metric of popularity is how low is your rental vacancy rate, how many permits for multi-unit residential, how many new business licenses issued for bars and restaurants. It tells a more detailed story of how many people are moving in and where they are spending money. It’s better than waiting for a census every 10 years.