Every time I hear someone talking nimby bullshut I tell them I'd rather live in a place that's growing over a place that's shrinking.
In the map below from U-Haul last week, California again finished dead last in the Migration Trends Report (https://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/U-Haul-Growth-States-Of-2024-South-Carolina-Tops-List-for-First-Time-33083/) According to rental statistics from U-Haul, the states in blue saw net outflows in migration. The states in orange saw net inflows. Notice anything? And what’s going on in Indiana all of a sudden?
South Carolina (watch out Charlie!) dethroned Texas, which had held the top spot for the last three years (Texas migrants are probably coming to grips with the reality of rising property taxes on falling property prices). In order, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Arizona, Washington, Indiana, Utah, and Idaho rounded out the top ten.
Discussion
So where do you live?
North Carolina
And I’m in Ca. It’s tough out here. I’m way up north where we have more cows than people though.