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U-Haul reports people fleeing California and Illinois for Texas and Florida

Heather Hamiltonr
Washington Examiner
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 19:57 UTC

U-Haul's annual report for 2021 showed people are heading to Texas and Florida more than any other state while leaving California and Illinois.

The report is indicative of migration trends across the United States and Canada. With more than 23,000 rental locations that use about 176,000 trucks, 126,000 trailers, and 46,000 towing devices, U-Haul said it ran out of inventory in California.

The report showed that of the more than 2 million one-way rental transactions, the Lone Star State earned the top spot for growth.

"We see a lot of growth coming from the East and West Coast," said Matt Merrill, U-Haul area district vice president of the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex and West Texas. "A lot of people moving [to Texas come] from California (and) New York. We also see a lot of people coming in from the Chicago markets."

Florida came in closely behind Texas as a highly desired moving destination. Tennessee took the third-highest spot.

While California took the top spot for outbound migration, Illinois came in second, and Pennsylvania took third. New York came in sixth.

"The U-Haul Growth Index is an effective gauge of how well cities are both attracting and maintaining residents," the report stated.

The report noted that U-Haul's migration trends do not directly relate to population or economic growth.

Comment: Left completely out of the discussion is the fact that relocators are moving from the most restrictive Covid states to the least. Florida is probably the only state where one can live, 'as before', with Texas not far behind.

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Rowan Cocoan · 2022-01-09T20:50:33Z

As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise." [Link] (He starts singing around 3:00.) It begins "CBS presents this program in color." Not in our home - pure B&W only then. National Anthem. [Link]
I never thought I'd welcome more people to Florida, but there it is.

R.C.

ReRan · 2022-01-09T21:30:36Z

Rowan Cocoan Is it starting to feel crowded?

Rowan Cocoan · 2022-01-09T21:48:19Z

ReRan Not here. Cocoa's still got around 15K folks - the same as when I grew up. For at least two decennial censuses we were the only town in Florida that lost population as I recall. Why? My old Junior and Senior high schools are still super not good. (When I went away to college, I figured that everyone else also daily risked their lives between 7th and 12th grade. It was strange to learn that they didn't, which also relates to the fact that I was long socially clueless until in my late twenties but as long as I had my GF's I was generally fine. ) As proof, and you might have read me say this, we had ~ 400? in our class. (Yep. Place has not changed and has 1600 students I see. I also see this from some kid:

Cocoa high school is not located in the best of areas. Most of the students there were a bad influence on me and my brother. Despite this, the teachers and staff did their best to provide a good education for those who wanted it.

Meanwhile, at my ten year reunion, my class had three guys on death row - actually only two; one had already been put down. He was an evil son of a bitch. (One thing that saved us was that a GREAT black guy who was the state heavyweight wrestler - in ninth grade! He was about 6'5", 250 lbs. No fat, looked like a black Adonis. He'd walk into a riot and his presence would shut it down. RIP dude.

Made one very tough and fast, I assure you. I almost got my face smashed in on my first day at CHS - a 250 lb. black junior or senior tried to sucker punch me after he walked past me, but I sensed it and ducked as a fist as big as my face got nothing but my long hair. Was literally hell. My schools from 7 - 12th grade were ~ 47-48% black. We had riot cops in full kit there for the first and last 6-8 weeks of every semester,. but they were slacking in the shade, and couldn't see that typical black on white assault. Same old, same old. Probably similar events that I personally had to deal with like that about once a month. Was a fucking war zone - kill the honkies shit. The peace and love of the 60's was gone baby! (One thing that really helped me was that I was one of only three white guys on the track team - I was our #2 sprinter and they wanted to win the meets. On the busses to the meets what where I learned MoTown. )

RC

ReRan · 2022-01-09T21:58:41Z

Rowan Cocoan No one ever bothered me at school, primary or secondary. Ever. I bet that's rare.

Rowan Cocoan · 2022-01-09T22:39:06Z

ReRan Yeah. I didn't learn that until I was probably 19. (I've always been very shy but I learned with time to use insecure but convincing gregariousness to good purpose. )

Anyway, I don't think that you're bringing any kids or teens with you when you go wherever, right? (That is you or is that??? I forget who's leaving NYC?) I wonder now if you're from Toronto? I forget. Anyway, so yes, for the first time in my life, I feel like welcoming incoming Americans.

BTW, I don't lie - except as required by my job but even then I just probably lie less than anyone else I know who fell down this path.

RC

ReRan · 2022-01-10T00:28:01Z

Rowan Cocoan I'm in Ontario. And it's getting very totalitarian here. And snowy, of course!

Rowan Cocoan · 2022-01-10T03:48:39Z

ReRan I believe you've chatted with a SOTTite lady from NYC who is moving away from there? Do you remember her name? thanks!

Hang tough.

RC

Gator · 2022-01-09T22:23:23Z

Gavin Newsome wins Uhaul salesmen of the Century award ....lol

Tsakoug · 2022-01-10T00:38:21Z

The Babylon Bee does not refer to itself as one step ahead of the censors for nothing.

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Maibo · 2022-01-10T02:48:58Z

I am not stating where I am , In the little cove of hidden treasure, I just learned about this "pandemic " , man people will by anything these days, hmm ,sad, cali is very nice ,in places.

Rowan Cocoan · 2022-01-10T03:49:29Z

Maibo It's great to be awake. Good job!

I was born in the SF Bay area and we lived all over out there and moved here around 65. Since then, I've lived several years also in SoCal surfing. Love it!

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