Posted on 05/08/2022 8:38:07 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Fewer Americans are moving than ever before, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau data — but a new report says the people who are taking the plunge are flocking to some familiar cities.
Houston, Las Vegas and Phoenix topped this year's edition of truck rental company Penske's annual Top Moving Destinations report, which uses data from its one-way consumer truck rental reservations to compile a list of the country's 10 most popular cities for movers. More generally speaking, the Sun Belt led the way, with Dallas, Austin and San Antonio also ranking highly.
Eight of the 10 cities made the list in 2020, creating some pandemic-era consistency. The two newcomers this year — Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina — reappeared after a five-year and three-year hiatus from the list, respectively.
Here are the country's top 10 moving destinations for 2021, according to Penske's report:
Penske says it's been compiling its annual list since 2010. U-Haul also publishes a similar report each year, using data from its own one-way rental customer transactions, most recently identifying the country's top states for movers as Tennessee, Texas and Florida.
The nation's drop in mover rate is historic: According to a March report from the U.S. Census Bureau, 8.4% of people changed residences in 2021, down from 9.3% in 2020. That's the lowest it's been since the Bureau started collecting this data in 1948, and less than half the rate from that inaugural year.
Interestingly, it's not a pandemic blip: The rate has either declined or held steady every year over the past five years.
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One city in Florida and three in Texas. I hope they stay red.
RE: One city in Florida and three in Texas. I hope they stay red.
Yes, but CHICAGO in the top 10? *THAT* Chicago with daily killings? Now that boggles the mind.
Ugh.....four of the ten are TEXAS cities.
Thanks, XiDen/$oros, Inc.
Not.
FOUR in TX, not three.
I’m in Phoenix. Prices are way up. Local home-buyers have to compete with Californians with cash in hand. Prices have leveled off mostly, but with interest rates up 40% compared to a year ago, a 30 year mortgage is not a great deal. I am glad we bought last year.
Who the hell would want to move to Chicago?
I looked at San Antonio- the cost of living is too high.
CC
We’re seeing it in the huge apt complexes springing up not to firget the traffic !
... forget ...
Thank God none are in Idaho.
RE: The list: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming
You forgot New Hampshire
RE: Who the hell would want to move to Chicago?
I asked the same question in Post #3, but there it is.
New Hampshire presently taxes investment income, which is why it was omitted from my cut and paste. You are correct though, NH does NOT tax wages or salaries.
They HAVE to be talking about metro Chicago, the collar suburbs.
Because there’s no way in Hell people are moving to one of the 77 neighborhoods in the actual city.
RE: One city in Florida and three in Texas. I hope they stay red
All big cities are blue. People moving to Florida and Texas are looking for a different kind of vibe. Liberals move to Colorado or New Mexico. Alberta's Child once pointed to a CNN poll indicating that non-native Texans voted GOP at a higher rate than native Texans:
| O'Rourke | Cruz | No Answer | |
|---|---|---|---|
Born in Texas58% | 51% | 48% | 1% |
Moved to Texas42% | 42% | 57% | 1% |
I remember years ago when I first moved to Texas when I drove frequently from DFW to San Antonio. You could drive miles through mostly farmland and empty areas.
Now it’s pretty much all one giant Googleplex from DFW to San Antonio, with very few open spaces along I-35.
This method would only count arrivals, not exits... Chicago is in the top ten because it is large... but I’m pretty confident that the net change is megative, not top ten positive.
Ref chiraq….that’s an oddity for sure.
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