This Alabama city is one of the top 20 in the US for new people moving in

Huntsville is one of the top 20 cities in the U.S. seeing people move in, according to moving and storage company Pods.

In a recent listing, Pods ranked Huntsville 16th for the most people moving in. Myrtle Beach, S.C./Wilmington, N.C. topped the list, followed by Ocala, Fla.; Houston, Texas; Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., and Charlotte, N.C.

Huntsville was not ranked last year, and Atlanta, Johnson City, Tenn.; Dover, Del. and Greensboro, N.C. also made their first appearances on the list.

Pods says it’s seeing more people move to the Southern Appalachian region, which includes Alabama and states such as Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Reasons include affordability, food culture, recreation opportunities and quality of life.

While Florida is still a retirement destination, Pods says people are moving in droves to the Carolinas, Tennessee and Georgia.

Where are people moving from? For the second straight year, Los Angeles tops the list, followed by San Francisco, South Florida, Long Island, N.Y. and Austin, Texas.

Austin is seeing migration because of affordability and housing prices after years of steady increases.