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A latest research discovered {that a} scenic state within the Southeast turned the most well-liked place to maneuver to in 2024, in accordance with U-Haul.
The transferring and storage firm not too long ago revealed its U-Haul Progress Index, which measures what number of clients use one-way U-Haul gear annually. South Carolina, 2024’s winner, knocked Texas, which topped the checklist over the previous few years, from the highest spot.
“Growth rankings are configured by each state’s net gain (or loss) of customers utilizing one-way U-Haul equipment in a calendar year,” the research defined. “The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled from well over 2.5 million one-way U-Haul truck, trailer and U-Box® moving container transactions that occur annually.”
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Right here have been the least-to-most in style states to maneuver to in 2024, in accordance with U-Haul:
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A well-liked southern state topped the U-Haul Progress Index final yr, a research discovered. (Getty Photographs / iStock / Getty Photographs)
50. California
49. Massachusetts
48. New Jersey
47. New York
46. Pennsylvania
45. Illinois
44. Louisiana
43. Michigan
42. Maryland
41. Connecticut
40. Colorado
39. Mississippi
38. Rhode Island
37. New Mexico
36. Wyoming
35. Nevada
34. Oregon
33. New Hampshire
32. Kansas
31. North Dakota
30. West Virginia
29. Nebraska
28. Missouri
27. Alaska
26. Hawaii
25. Kentucky
24. Montana
23. Iowa
22. Wisconsin
21. Delaware
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20. Vermont
19. South Dakota
18. Minnesota
17. Virginia
16. Alabama
15. Georgia
14. Ohio
13. Maine
12. Arkansas
11. Oklahoma
10. Idaho
9. Utah
8. Indiana
7. Washington
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6. Arizona
5. Tennessee
4. Florida
3. North Carolina
2. Texas
1. South Carolina
Although Texas nonetheless ranks excessive, U-Haul famous that the Palmetto State really dethroned Texas from its first-place place final yr.
“Texas has ranked first or second among U-Haul Growth States each year since 2016,” the corporate famous. “Florida has been fourth or higher every year since 2015.”
U-Haul transferring truck parked in a suburban neighborhood in San Ramon, Calif. (Smith Assortment/Gado/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Of all the U-Haul movers coming and going from the Palmetto State in 2024, more than 51.7% were arrivals,” the corporate added.
In an announcement, U-Haul Worldwide president J.T. Taylor stated that 2024’s state-to-state transactions “reaffirm customer tendencies that have been pronounced for some time.”
“Migration to the Southeast and Southwest continues as families gauge their cost of living, job opportunities, quality of life and other factors that go into relocating to a new state,” Taylor stated. “Out-migration remains prevalent for a number of markets across the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast — and particularly California.”
“U-Haul continues to expand its network, rental fleet and self-storage footprint so that wherever people move in 2025, we will be there to meet their needs,” he added.
The uptick in migration to Southern states is no surprise given different latest research. Final yr, the Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors’ 2024 Migration Developments report additionally discovered that Southern states have been the most well-liked areas to maneuver to.
A U-Haul transferring truck parked in a residential space in San Jose, Calif. (Smith Assortment/Gado/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
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Apparently, only one% of those that migrated south did so due to the climate, in accordance with the report. In the meantime, 42% of the People who moved to a special state cited housing-related causes, whereas 26% did so for household causes and 16% jumped borders for employment causes.
Click on right here to learn the U-Haul research’s full findings.
Fox Enterprise’ Breck Dumas contributed to this report.
