I've seen some of these studies and the average is higher (closer to 10-12) and biased by age. For example, many of people's ~10 moves happen in their 20s when

I've seen some of these studies and the average is higher (closer to 10-12) and biased by age. For example, many of people's ~10 moves happen in their 20s when they're starting and establishing their lives, career, etc and even then most move are in the same county. Most likely they don't have kids yet and almost definitely haven't bought a home, so there are few roots. But on the other end, by the time someone is 40, they'll likely only move 1-2 more times. Still probably not good but not as bad as you might think. Anecdotally: From my own life, I moved 3 times before graduating high school (same school district), 5 times in my 20s, 1 time in my 30s, and probably again in the next few years.