In analyzing data from the US Census I have found that these 3 cities people are getting the hell out of dodge fast! Alot of people moving for greener pastures.
Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Totals: Vintage 2012 - U.S Census Bureau
Here are the top 10 City Metros that lost the most citizens due to "domestic migration" in the last year...
1. New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ -95,944
2. Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL -40,907
3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA -40,361
4. Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI -18,284
5. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL -17,037
6. Newark, NJ-PA -16,753
7. Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY -12,516
8. St. Louis, MO-IL -10,991
9. Cleveland-Elyria, OH -10,579
10. Philadelphia, PA -8,042
By comparision, here are the best places to live in the U.S., the City Metros that gained the most population through "domestic migration" in the last year...
1. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX +40,345
2. Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX +38,651
3. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ +37,025
4. Austin-Round Rock, TX +30,324
5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA +24,207
6. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL +22,728
7. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO +22,428
8. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX +20,912
9. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC +20,481
10. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN +14,935