Texas Takes Three Of The Top 10 Spots In U-Haul’s 2018 City Migration Designation

U-Haul Migration Trends: Houston Ranks As No. 1 U.S. Destination… Destination Cities are ranked by the number of arriving U-Haul trucks in the past calendar year…

Three Texas Cities are in the top ten U.S. Destination City according to the latest U-Haul migration trends report released May 25.

Houston continues its run atop the list for the ninth consecutive year as number 1.

The city saw a 5 percent year-over-year increase in one-way U-Haul truck arrivals in 2017 to maintain its status as the busiest locale for incoming traffic among do-it-yourself movers.

“We are an international city with a strong housing market,” stated Matt Merrill, U-Haul Company of West Houston president. “The cost of living remains relatively inexpensive. The average paycheck goes further in Houston. Many companies are relocating here and bringing jobs to our communities.”

U-Haul International, headquartered in Phoenix, counts down its Top 10 U.S. Destination Cities each year as a prelude to Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer moving season.

See the complete top 50 Destination Cities below.

Approximately, 45 percent of moves each year occur between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.

Following Houston in first place in the rankings are 2. Chicago; 3. Orlando; 4. Brooklyn; 5. San Antonio; 6. Las Vegas; 7. Austin; 8. Philadelphia; 9. Charlotte; and 10. Columbus.

Rankings are based on the total number of arriving one-way U-Haul trucks into a city in the past calendar year. Destination Cities reflect the volume and regularity of do-it-yourself movers coming into a community.

They do not account for departing one-way trucks, and thus do not necessarily signify growth like the company’s Growth Cities and Growth States rankings.

The company released its top 25 U.S. Growth Cities and its complete Growth States rankings for 2017 in January. Texas topped the Growth States report despite enduring the wrath of Hurricane Harvey last year, with much of the misfortune befalling Houston residents.

“If you drove through today, you wouldn’t know Houston got destroyed by a hurricane,” Merrill said. “There are a lot of people still rebuilding, but much of the damage is behind us. There are people everywhere lending a hand to help their neighbor.”

Robert Abidin, U-Haul Company of Northeast Houston president, added: “Other than New York City, Houston is the most diverse city of its size in the U.S. The oil industry is growing again. We have amazing colleges. The square footage of the city is immense. You can be in the heart of the city, or you can choose to be in the suburbs to raise your family and be away from the hustle and bustle. Houston has something for everyone.”

Atlanta, the last city other than Houston to top the U-Haul Destination Cities list (based on one-way moves in 2008), lands at No. 20. Pittsburgh is the biggest mover among this year’s top 50, going from unranked to No. 37. Columbia, S.C., climbs 11 positions to No. 35. California boasts a list-leading seven cities among the top 50 despite having none in the top 10.

Texas has six cities in the rankings, including three of the top seven.

The migration trends data is compiled from more than 1.7 million one-way truck rental transactions that occur annually.

U-Haul Top 50 Destination Cities

1. HOUSTON, Texas

2. CHICAGO, Ill.

3. ORLANDO, Fla.

4. BROOKLYN, N.Y.

5. SAN ANTONIO, Texas

6. LAS VEGAS, Nevada

7. AUSTIN, Texas

8. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.

9. CHARLOTTE, N.C.

10. COLUMBUS, Ohio

11. TAMPA, Fla.

12. SAN DIEGO, Calif.

13. PHOENIX, Ariz.

14. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

15. SACRAMENTO, Calif.

16. DALLAS, Texas

17. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

18. LOS ANGELES, Calif.

19. TUCSON, Ariz.

20. ATLANTA, Ga.

21. MIAMI, Fla.

22. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.

23. BRONX, N.Y.

24. WASHINGTON, D.C.

25. FORT WORTH, Texas

26. PORTLAND, Ore.

27. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

28. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

29. CINCINNATI, Ohio

30. BALTIMORE, Md.

31. PLANO, Texas

32. RALEIGH, N.C.

33. DENVER, Colo.

34. KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

35. COLUMBIA, S.C.

36. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.

37. PITTSBURGH, Pa.

38. LOUISVILLE, Ky.

39. RENO, Nevada

40. SEATTLE, Wash.

41. RICHMOND, Va.

42. SAN JOSE, Calif.

43. BAKERSFIELD, Calif.

44. DURHAM, N.C.

45. MADISON, Wis.

46. JERSEY CITY, N.J.

47. ALEXANDRIA, Va.

48. FRESNO, Calif.

49. MEMPHIS, Tenn.

50. TULSA, Okla.

* Rankings based on total one-way U-Haul truck arrivals in 2017. For the purpose of migration trends lists, New York City boroughs are listed as their own cities.


 

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