PHOENIX, April 3, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- U-Haul, North America's number one choice for do-it-yourself movers today, released results of the U-Haul National Migration Trend Report that reflects the nation's top growth areas for families who moved during 2007. The 2007 Top Growth Cities Report indicates that for cities with more than 10,000 families moving, San Francisco, Calif., had the highest percentage of growth, with 11.10 percent more families moving into the area than out. For cities with 5,000 - 10,000 families moving, East Stroudsburg, Pa. had the highest percentage of growth, with 17.51 percent.
"The report, reflective of growth patterns in the United States during 2007, was compiled based on nationwide trends in cities of all sizes and reflects communities with more than 5,000 families moving in or out of the area," stated John "J.T." Taylor, U-Haul president. "Growth cities were then determined by calculating the percentage of inbound moves vs. outbound moves for each area."
The 2007 Top Growth Cities Report was compiled from more than 1.61 million U-Haul truck transactions between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2007. A complete copy of the National Migration Trend Report follows.
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the first choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 15,950 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 100,000 trucks, 78,500 trailers and 31,100 towing devices. As a result, U-Haul offers more than 384,000 rooms and more than 33.8 million square feet of storage space at more than 1,055 facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the consumer's number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.
Note to editors: The annual mileage of North American U-Haul trucks, trailers and tow dollies would move a family to the moon and back more than 20.5 times per day, every day of the year. The annual mileage of North American U-Haul trucks, trailers and tow dollies would travel around the Earth 194 times per day, every day of the year.
U-Haul Top U.S. Growth Cities*
January - December 2007
With More Than 10,000 Families Moving
RANK CITY %GROWTH
1. SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. 11.10%
2. NEW ORLEANS, La. 9.26%
3. SACRAMENTO, Ca. 9.10%
4. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. 8.80%
5. MIAMI, Fla. 7.93%
6. RALEIGH, N.C. 7.43%
7. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. 5.73%
8. DENVER, Co. 5.59%
9. NASHVILLE, Tenn. 4.90%
10. BROOKLYN, N.Y. 4.55%
11. AUSTIN, Texas 4.37%
12. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah 4.30%
13. COLUMBUS, Ohio 3.96%
14. TUCSON, Ariz. 3.81%
15. TAMPA, Fla. 3.26%
*Data compiled from over 1.61 million truck transactions from January
- December, 2007.
U-Haul Top U.S. Growth Cities*
January - December 2007
With 5,000-10,000 Families Moving
RANK CITY %GROWTH
1. EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. 17.51%
2. SANTA ROSA, Ca. 10.96%
3. MORENO VALLEY, Ca. 9.94%
4. OAKLAND, Ca. 7.70%
5. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. 7.52%
6. DES MOINES, Iowa 5.98%
7. COCOA, Fla. 4.61%
8. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah 4.30%
9. SANTA MONICA, Ca. 3.88%
10. DURHAM, N.C. 3.80%
11. BOISE, Idaho 3.68%
12. KATY, Texas 3.02%
13. SAINT PAUL, Minn. 2.93%
14. SPOKANE, Wash. 2.72%
15. PALM SPRINGS, Ca. 2.63%
16. LAKELAND, Fla. 2.59%
17. NEWARK, N.J. 2.39%
18. MADISON, Wis. 2.14%
19. LANCASTER, Ca. 1.62%
20. LOUISVILLE, Ky. 1.39%
21. CHARLESTON, S.C. 0.83%
22. EUGENE, Ore. 0.57%
23. SAN BERNARDINO, Ca. 0.26%
24. JERSEY CITY, N.J. 0.24%
25. OCEANSIDE, Ca. 0.12%
*Data compiled from over 1.61 million transactions from January -
December 2007.