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U-Haul report places Illinois near the bottom of places people are moving to

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A U-Haul moving truck outside Wrigley Field in Chicago | U-Haul

By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square

A moving and storage company has released its annual migration trends data, which measures one-way customer moves through the U.S. in 2024, and once again Illinois is near the bottom.

U-Haul growth states are ranked by their net gain or loss of U-Haul customers over the past year. The report gauges how well states and cities are attracting and maintaining residents, with Illinois coming in 45th place. Illinois’ place on the list grew three spots from No. 48 in the 2023 report.

Texas District Vice President Matt Merrill said he sees a steady flow of Illinoisans into the Lone State State, which ranked second in the nation in the report.

“Nationally, we see a lot of customers moving out of our Blue states coming down to the south to the Red states,” said Merrill. “A lot of that has to do with pro-business and less government control. In Texas specifically, we see a lot of customers moving here from Illinois and the Chicago market.”


In video provided by U-Haul, District vice presidents Matt Merrill and Jason Hardin discuss trends in moving data from the companies report for 2024. | U-Haul

Merrill adds that the housing market is still very affordable in Texas. Illinoisans continue to pay the second-highest property taxes in the country.

District VP Jason Hardin said there is a reason South Carolina and North Carolina both ranked in the top three.

“They’re moving here because of jobs,” said Hardin. “We have a lot of tech coming in, manufacturing, such as Boeing, Volvo, BMW.”

Meanwhile, Illinois’ unemployment rate, at 5.3%, is one of the highest in the country.

More, including the link to the video, here.

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