Kendrick grew up in Compton and has consistently centered the LA neighborhood in his music and interviews, even saying he does it “for Compton,” reinforcing how deeply tied his identity is to his hometown.

Megan constantly credits her hometown, Houston, for her confidence and persona and owns a mansion in the Texas city.

Benito is a global superstar at this point, though he continues to maintain his property in his hometown of San Juan and reps Puerto Rico as his primary residence and inspiration, especially in his latest album. 

While LeBron owns a multi-million-dollar property in Los Angeles, he still owns a place in his hometown of Akron. When a picture of him training at the Cavaliers' facility surfaced, he said he still lives there and discouraged people from making too much of his appearance there. 

Billie and her brother Finneas grew up in the Highland Park neighborhood of LA. While she's been candid about how strange and isolating growing up in LA can feel, especially within the entertainment industry, she continues to primarily live in the City of Angels.

The Texas-born actor is open about his love for his home state and moved to Austin in 2014 with his family after his wife asked him at a stoplight when they were visiting his folks in Texas, "You want to move here, don’t you?" She saw how much happier he was in Texas than Los Angeles, and the move was a no-brainer for them. 

Rodrigo technically grew up in Temecula, California, which is a 90-minute drive from Los Angeles (without traffic) and still considered part of the Greater Los Angeles area. She still lives in Los Angeles, though she splits her time between there and other global cities.

Dolly Parton has several properties, though her main residence is her 60-acre compound near Nashville, Tennessee, which is about three hours from the two-room log cabin in Sevierville she grew up in.

Chance frequently ties The Windy City to his purpose in his music and has said he's going to live in Chicago "until the day [he] dies."

Chris Evans recently sold his Los Angeles property to return to the East Coast, where his parents still live in the Boston suburb he grew up in.

Powell grew up in the Longhorn State and left Los Angeles to move back in 2024, with the convincing of Matthew McConaughey, and is open about feeling happier living out of the Hollywood bubble.

Purposely putting the Brisbane-born star towards the bottom of this section since he now primarily lives in Hollywood Hills though bought a 5.7 acre property in Byron Bay, Australia (two hours from Brisbane) that he uses as his Hollywood getaway — he's been open that he feels disillusioned by life in Los Angeles, so it seems like he may eventually make his Australia home his primary residence in the near-future.

Chalamet grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York and bought a Beverly Hills home in 2022 as his home base — he's since further distanced himself from his New York upbringing with his divisive opera and ballet comments, which are both art forms critical to New York's DNA.

Addison Rae was raised in Lafayette, Louisiana and even briefly attended Louisiana State University before moving to Los Angeles in 2019 after reaching TikTok fame to pursue a full-time career in entertainment. She now lives in a $3 million home in Tarzana, which is super close to Bel-Air and the rest of Los Angeles, that she bought in 2019.

Abel Tesfaye was born and raised in Toronto, though he now owns multi-million-dollar properties in Los Angeles and Miami, the Florida property being his most recent and most expensive purchase in his real estate portfolio.

Taylor Swift grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania and moved to Nashville at 14 years old to pursue a country music career — the rest is herstory. Now, she owns multi-million dollar properties in Los Angeles, New York, Rhode Island, and Nashville.

The London-born actor has mostly lived in Los Angeles since his rise to fame from Twilight, and in 2023, bought a $5.3 million home with his partner Suki Waterhouse.

Chamberlain grew up just south of San Francisco in San Bruno, California and moved to Los Angeles in 2018 at 17 years old. The famous influencer bought the $4.3 million Beverly Hills home she now lives in 2022.

The Stranger Things star grew up in London, then Florida, before moving to Los Angeles with her family for her acting career. She moved to Atlanta, GA, with her family since that's where Stranger Things was being filmed, and in 2022, bought a home next to her parents.

The Gossip Girl star was born in Fort Worth, Texas and spent her formative years on Marco Island in Florida. She bought a home in 2019 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles with her husband Adam Brody — the property was burned down in the Los Angeles fires last year, though they still live in LA.

Curtis Jackson III grew up in the Queens borough of New York. While he still loves New York, he moved to Houston in 2021 out of a desire to pay less taxes and to change up his environment.

Adele grew up in London and now lives primarily in a multi-million dollar property in Beverly Hills, previously owned by Sylvester Stallone of the Rocky franchise, with her fiancé, sports agent Chris Paul.

The influencer who once wed Jake Paul has been very open about her upbringing in Las Vegas and understandably distances herself from it. She moved to Los Angeles in 2017 and primarily lived there before purchasing her $27.5 million home in Maui — she now splits her time between there and Los Angeles.