Voting with your feet
It seems that the state of Michigan is no longer the #1 for people bailing.
From
Michigan Live:
First time since 2005: Michigan no longer ranks No. 1 in people moving out of state
For the first time in five years, Michigan statistically isn't the top state for people to leave anymore.
That's according to a report from the Mackinac Center, a free market think tank in Midland, citing the annual United Van Lines ranking of state outbound migration.
This year's not-really-an-honor goes to the Garden State: New Jersey. The state claimed the top spot with a ranking of 62.5 percent of moves heading out of the state. Michigan took the No. 2 spot at 62 percent.
United, a national moving company, has tracked migration patterns annually on a state-by-state basis since 1977, according to RISMedia, a Real Estate information website. This year's study is based on more than 146,000 interstate household moves handled by United among the 48 contiguous states and Washington D.C.
From the
United Van Lines website -- the most popular states are not what I would have expected:
MOVING IN
In 2010, the District of Columbia (64.3%) was once again the top destination in the United States for the third consecutive year. North Carolina (57.8%) was the only other mid-Atlantic state to experience high-inbound traffic, rising from No. 10 on the list in 2009 to No. 3 in 2010.
In the South, South Carolina (56%) appeared on the high-inbound list for the first time since 2008.
In the Western, region, only two states, down from six in 2009, captured high-inbound rankings. Oregon (59.5%) once again came in second and celebrated its 23rd year of high-inbound migration. Idaho (57.6%) appeared on the high-inbound list for the second consecutive year.
Some interesting numbers...
Posted by DaveH at January 11, 2011 7:40 PM