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The Sweet Carolinas

According to Relocation.com, North Carolina ranked high when it comes to the percentage of people moving into the state than people moving out of the state. Could it be because of the lower cost of living, the mild winters, year round golf, prisitine beaches, some of the top colleges in the country or the mountains? I know for me, moving here from the north was mostly due to the harsh winters, rising cost of living and my family's love for golf. We have been very happy with our move to North Carolina and definitely fall into the group of moving in and staying.

The biggest beneficiaries of this population displacements are North Carolina, which saw nearly 80% more moving requests to move to North Carolina than to leave North Carolina (for every 100 people requesting moving quotes to leave the state, 180 indicated they wanted to move to North Carolina).

South Carolina saw nearly 70% more moving requests to move to the state than to leave, while Texas saw 66% more, and Georgia saw 36% more.

In general, the Northeast, the Great Lakes and the Midwest showed a greater propensity for moving requests out to exceed moving requests in, while the South, the Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest showed gains. The notable exception is California, a state hard hit by the housing market – it saw more requests to move out of state than to move to the state.

These types of shifts have wide ramifications for the economy as well as political representation. The federal government has recently announced that the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida would each pick up a seat in the House of Representatives. Minnesota, which saw a big jump in population outflow in the Relocation.com data in 2008, could lose a seat, the government said.

If you are considering moving into the great state of North Carolina, give me a call and let me share my experience and show you around. It is truly a wonderful place to live.
Christina