The East Bay Times points out that moves out-of-state by the three largest moving companies in 2017 had the largest margin over arrivals in 11 years. Overall, the gap of 3,965 between outgoing and incoming was the second largest in the nation, behind only Illinois in 2017.
However, it should be pointed out that both exits and entrances by moving van are down considerably – by almost 40 percent – from the 2006 levels. Analysts explain this reflects the growing trend of all Americans to be be moving less as the population gets older and relocating is increasingly more expensive.
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