Oregon Named Most Popular State For Movers

OREGON -- Oregon was named the most popular state on the West Coast to move to in 2017. In the annual National Movers Study conducted by transportation company, United Van Lines, Oregon was considered a "high-inbound" state.

Forty-nine percent of people who moved to Oregon in 2017 migrated for a new job or company transfer, while 24 percent made the change to be closer to family, the study said.

As a whole, more and more Americans are moving westward, while the Northeast and Midwest are losing residents, the study said.

"This year's data reflects longer-term trends of movement to the western and southern states, especially to those where housing costs are relatively lower, climates are more temperate and job growth has been at or above the national average, among other factors," said Michael Stoll, economist and professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. "We're also seeing continued migration to the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West as young professionals and retirees leave California."

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