UNITED VAN LINES 2012 MIGRATION STUDY REVEALS NORTHEASTERN U.S. EXODUS
Washington D.C. the Most Popular Destination During the Election Year
ST. LOUIS- The Northeast region leads the United States in outbound migration, according to the results of United Van Lines’ 36th annual “migration” study, which tracks which states the company’s customers move to and from during the course of the year. Washington, D.C., continues to lead the nation in inbound moves based on the study findings released today, which analyzed moves from the full year 2012.
“As the nation’s largest household goods mover, United’s data is an accurate reflection of the overall U.S. moving trends,” explained Carl Walter, vice president of United Van Lines. “Tracking the number of inbound and outbound domestic moves helps provide insight into overall migration trends.”
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http://www.unitedvanlines.com/mover...013/2012-united-van-lines-migration-study.htm
Northeastern u.s. Exodus
Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Earth Wind and Fire, Jan 11, 2013.
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Earth Wind and Fire Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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People who voted for taxes are fleeing taxes.
People who voted for a nanny are fleeing from the nanny. -
Earth Wind and Fire Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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It was no slight.
Look at New York. People who are known to want higher taxes and a nanny state get elected, and then people leave. We'll be seeing the same thing in CA.
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preachinjesus Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
There has been a generational shift from the north to the sun belt states in general. New Mexico doesn't have sufficient economic drivers to support population growth and is the exception. Part of this is comes from the shift in jobs along with development of sufficient climate control devices. Some of it is related to taxation too.
My parents, just before they hit retirement age and cashed in their retirement savings (or at least accessed it) moved from the NE area to a more southernly locale to save substantial money. In doing so they saved 25-30% of their retirement funds, were able to buy (w/o a mortgage) a house with low property taxes, and be in a more suitable environment for their health.
It used to be that many lived in the north because the heat of the south was insufferable. Now we can live in the south, tolerate the heat because of air conditioning, and enjoy warmer falls and winters. The church where I serve is in one of the fastest growing metro areas of the south.
There is something to lower taxation, cheaper living, and less liberal politics...but that is part of the picture.
The more important factor is, imho, the amount of young adults to (after going to college from rural upbringings) never return to those places and favor metro-areas to live. Within one generation, possibly two, we might see an abandoned rural USA where few live. -
I'd guess that many young adults are being priced out the NE and are moving to areas with lower housing costs and a lower tax burdens.
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It seems like half the people I meet in Tennessee are either from New York or Michigan.
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LOL. And pickup trucks with GUNS!!! :smilewinkgrin:
Poncho, we need to meet for lunch one of these days. A nice plate of grits. ;) -
Kentucky on the other hand, is the center of the latest technological advances, number one in higher education, and is leading the path to the future. -
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Hey, Poncho, have you been to the Stones River National Battlefield yet? It's free and really nice. http://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm
Back on topic: I can see why people are leaving the NE, especially NYC. Sheesh, they dictate how much Coca Cola you can drink and tax you through the teeth. I flip when I see what property sells for there, absolutely ridiculous!! Yep, you can have the cold NE. I'll take living down here with the milder weather, friendly folk, great food, and good music. -
Stones River Battlefield? Yeah I've been there many times. I've even paddled my kayak through the middle of Fortress Rosecrans . . . after spraying myself down with bug repellent and keeping my eye peeled for water moccasins.
My daughter and I had a run in with some cotton mouths and TN ticks on a trip to Bucksnort.
Been meaning to visit the Sam Davis home for awhile now. Maybe this summer. -
Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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There are several attractions in Tennessee:
Go to Graceland and see Elvis's ghost
Go to Rocky Top and dance a jig
Go to Gatlinburg and get ripped off hundreds of dollars at their tourist traps
Go to the Grand Old Opry and hear Bobby Bare sing "Drop Kick Me Jesus Through The Goal Posts of Life"
Visit the site of the MLK assasination
Visit the cell James Earl Ray died in
Go to Dollywood and ride a roller coaster
Define the bells of Tennessee
Visit the Al Gore home
Visit the Ray Blanchard home and prison cell
Go to Knoxville and visit the reminants of the 1982 World's Fair -
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Oh yes, I went through Bowling Green, Ky. years ago and got a wife and brought her down south to Florida. Still go up to Ky. from time to time and visits her family in Concord, Ky. just out of Murray and to Albaton, Ky. along with Rich Lou, Auburn and Franklyn,Ky. Ky is about as far in the north as I go now that I'm retired.