Have you noticed a bunch of U-Haul trucks recently? Why not? It's a great place to live! In fact so many people are moving to DFW Kaufman County (No. 1), Rockwall County (No. 2), and Ellis County (No. 8) all cracked the top 10 fastest-growing counties in America, per U.S. Census data reported by U.S. News & World Report in March.
And those one-way moves are not all coming from California, but Oklahoma leading the pack:
Top states with residents making one-way U-Haul trips to DFW:
- Oklahoma
- Florida
- Louisiana
- California
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Arizona
- Tennessee
- Missouri
Top cities with residents making one-way trips to DFW:
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Denver, CO
- Phoenix, AZ
- Atlanta, GA
- Tulsa, OK
- Los Angeles, CA
- Kansas City, MO
- New Orleans, LA
- Little Rock, AR
- Shreveport, LA
So where are residents from DFW moving to?
- Houston
- Austin
- San Antonio
- Lubbock
- Tyler
According to the study by U-Haul, here's where one-way trips leaving DFW went to other metro areas:
Non-Texas cities
- Los Angeles: No. 3
- Chicago: No. 5
- Phoenix: No. 4
- San Diego: No. 5
- Jacksonville (Fla.): No. 5
- Bay Area (San Jose/ San Francisco/Oakland): No. 8
- Indianapolis: No. 8
- Seattle: No. 8
- Denver: No. 1
- Oklahoma City: No. 1
- Nashville: No. 2
- Las Vegas: No. 8
- Portland: No. 9