Houston ranks high on list for millennials but low for seniors

Many seniors preferred to migrate to places like Phoenix or Florida between the years of 2009 and 2012, according to the Brookings Institution and U.S. Census data.

Millennials have spoken with their moving patterns and selected Houston as a top destination between 2009 to 2012, according to migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Brookings Institution.

The data defines millennials as Americans ages 25 to 34 and Houston ranked No. 4 on the list.

Other attractive cities for millennials according to the list include Washington D.C. metro, Denver metro and Portland metro.

Austin came in just below Houston at No. 5 and Dallas/Fort Worth ranked on the list as No. 9.

On the flip side, older Americans, those 55 and older, are starting to shy away from the Bayou City and are landing in places like Phoenix, California and Florida.

Houston ranked No. 18 on that list; Austin ranked No. 6 and Dallas/Fort Worth metro came in at no. 14 for seniors.