Atlanta 3rd most popular moving destination
Atlanta.
A good place to come to.
A good place to leave, too.
In a study done for United Van Lines of moving trends this summer, Atlanta ranked third in the nation in the number of inbound moves.
Atlanta also came in No. 4 among cities in outbound moves.
United analyzed city-to-city migrations patterns between May 1 and Aug. 31. More than 30 percent of all domestic household goods moves take place in that time, said United, which itself managed nearly 45,000 interstate household moves.
The company said that the cities experiencing the most growth _ more people moving in than out _ were San Jose, Houston, Seattle, Dallas and Phoenix.
The cities with the most people moving out versus moving in were St. Louis, Chicago, New York and Boston.
“Big cities always have more people moving in and out because of their sheer size,” said Michael Stoll, an economist at UCLA, “but the recent moving trends indicate people and jobs are moving from frost belt to sun belt regions.”
The attraction, he said, is a mix of assets that includes lower housing costs and an emphasis on job sectors showing growth.
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18 comments Add your comment
skipper
September 7th, 2012
11:08 am
Bet if they have kids they are not moving into the middle of the APS system!
La'Quaysha
September 7th, 2012
11:29 am
“but the recent moving trends indicate people and jobs are moving from frost belt to sun belt regions.”
No big surprise there. Thirty years ago Megatrends predicted that sun belt states, primarily California, Texas and Florida, would be the megastates of the future
Dana F. Blankenhorn
September 7th, 2012
11:39 am
I live in Kirkwood, and we have residential construction going on here. We have extensive renovations going on here. We don’t have nearly the housing problems that, say, Snellville and Duluth have. And Drew Charter School ranks alongside any suburban school you can name. Sorry, Skipper.
newkid
September 7th, 2012
11:46 am
Will you provide a link or a title?
skipper
September 7th, 2012
12:33 pm
@Dana,
agreed…….keyword:Charter. I can name tons of APS schools you probably would not consider in the same regard……
@ skipper
September 7th, 2012
2:06 pm
“Bet if they have kids they are not moving into the middle of the APS system!”
Atlanta’s so cheap that they could just send their kids to Pace or Westminster, which are the equivalent of a good public school in the Northeast.
lil_bit1
September 7th, 2012
6:22 pm
so sorry guys, but intown Atl, is continuing to see major growth. People are still moving into the APS district, not because of APS. Its unfortunate that you think that they are not.
atlmom
September 7th, 2012
7:16 pm
Just moved out. Am shocked at the number of people I know leaving the city (some to stay locally – but outside the city, others, like me left the state).
And many who I would never have thought – pulling their kids out the the schools (even though they are staying put).
That’s only in the last year, so I can only imagine the schools are going to have a major impact on Atlanta’s growth in the next few years.
Bernie
September 8th, 2012
12:28 am
The Third most population to MOVE away from for sure. The political Leadership at all levels of Government leaves a lot to be desired. The community police forces are gun toting cowboys with badges. Crime is a Business that is celebrated. Traffic is where the slow drive in the fast lanes and the fast drivers drive crazy. Entertainment requires personal security and gun permit. You need Bumpers to cross any street or you will get run over. Restaurants eat at your health and risk. what more could you want in a City?
Old South
September 8th, 2012
1:48 am
Dallas and Phoenix are getting the high income people leaving, while ATL is getting the hip-hop rappers and other low income northeasterners.
The metro is finished, and many locals know it.
scott
September 8th, 2012
3:46 am
why anyone would want to live in metro Atlanta and georiga now is puzzling..Atlanta ,poorly planned congested racialy divided,hot and humid as as an oven bugs,mosquitos will eat you alive poor goverment at city and state level,crime rampant…beautiful Seattle has to be the place to be ..Atlanta drawing the folks from the slums of the north
Atlantarama
September 8th, 2012
10:36 am
LOL, Seattle?
Aside from the high cost of living and traffic that’s actually worse than Atlanta, it has such gloomy weather that it has been referred to as the suicide capital of America.
richard
September 8th, 2012
4:52 pm
Enter your comments here
heartofdarkness
September 10th, 2012
11:04 am
The entire state will become more dynamic once the Hispanic population reaches critical political mass.
CT in CP
September 11th, 2012
1:03 pm
@skipper, I live ITP. This summer 4 houses sold on my street that went under contract in less than 30 days (one in 4 days). All sold near 2007 prices. Mary Lin Elementary and Inman Middle are two of the best schools in the state. My house is 1/2 the size of comparably priced OTP properties but my commute is 15 minutes. How’s Woodstock treating you?
Lance
September 12th, 2012
12:51 pm
Man, who WOULDN’T want to come here?
Tops in terms of housing value/loss. Traffic is absolute gridlock. Infrastructure falling apart.Crime. Cheating schools. No “Plan B” on the table for T-SPLOST … but we’re getting a fancy new $1B(plus) domed stadium for an average pro football team.
Nirvana!!
Justin
September 12th, 2012
2:11 pm
@Lance Whoa!! Whoa!! Whoa!! The Falcons are definitely above average!
truthbtold
September 12th, 2012
11:00 pm
@ Scott, and you are here reading the Atlanta paper and giving your input on all things Atlanta. Most transplants move here and spend all their time talking about where they left, and wind up bringing more people here. Then, they rant and rave to people back home about how great it is here. What a confused bunch of people that always need something to dump on.