Momentum is building in Amarillo, TX, and a big driver is a not-yet-built project slated to bring thousands of tech jobs.
The city is seeing a surge in people moving to the metro. Right now, the domestic mobility rate in Amarillo climbed to roughly 17.9% in 2024, up from 16.5% a decade earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors®. That figure sits well above the national average of 11% and outpaces many larger metropolitan areas.
“Amarillo stands out because mobility has been declining nationally—but here, it increased, and that’s rare,” NAR senior economist Nadia Evangelou tells Realtor.com®. “That tells us there’s still movement happening locally, and movement is what keeps housing markets dynamic.”…