Seattle is nation’s No. 6 destination for moves

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)

Despite a flagging economy, Seattle is the sixth most popular destination for movers, according to a recent study.

Las Vegas is the top destination for people making a state-to-state move, according to a survey by moving coordination service Relocation.com of New York. Las Vegas was followed by Denver; Charlotte, N.C.; Phoenix/Mesa, Ariz.; and Portland, Ore. Orlando, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta and Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg, Fla. rounded out the top 10.

Some areas of the country fared worse than others. The Relocation.com survey indicated that for every 100 people looking to move to Michigan, 210 were looking to move out and for every 100 people looking to move to Ohio, 150 were looking to move out.

The opposite was true in North Carolina, where for every 180 people looking to move into the state, 100 were looking to move out.