The Brief
LOS ANGELES - People move in and out of California every day - but exactly where are they headed?
A new U-Haul report on midyear migration trends in 2025 shows the top 35 metro areas where people are moving to and from around the U.S. based on one-way truck rental data between January and July.
What we know:
According to the data, more people are moving from California to Texas. Californians were the #1 transplants for arriving U-Haul customers in Austin and the #2 ranked state for new San Antonio residents.
The report showed people from California are primarily moving to Texas, Colorado, and Tennessee.
The most popular cities to move to include the Denver, Houston, and Las Vegas metro areas.
Here are the top cities where California movers are headed:
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