PHOENIX, April 3, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- America's number one choice for do-it-yourself movers, today released results of the 2007 U-Haul National Migration Trend Report, titled "The 2007 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities Report." According to moving data reflective of nationwide statistics for calendar year 2007, Atlanta takes the No. 1 spot, while Chicago takes second place, moving up from the No. 4 rank last year. Orlando, Fla. ranked No. 3, while Philadelphia came in at No. 4. Los Angeles followed in fifth place, down from the No. 1 spot on last year's ranking. Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Denver and Jacksonville, Fla. rounded out the top 10.
"Since 1945, U-Haul has built a long and proud history of relocating Americans," said U-Haul President John "J.T." Taylor. "Our consumers rely on us to provide affordable services, and we are proud to be able to offer families who need moving services the increased convenience of our locations, which makes for a shorter distance to travel when moving. This not only makes their move easier but also has a positive effect of reducing the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere."
The ranking reflects destinations for movers traveling more than 50 miles, and considers every city in the country, regardless of size. However, the data is not stated as a percentage of population and is not reflective of overall growth.
The 2007 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities Report was compiled from over 1.61 million U-Haul truck transactions occurring between Jan.1 and Dec. 31, 2007.
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 50 U.S. Destination Cities*
January -- December 2007
1 ATLANTA, Ga. 26 KANSAS CITY, Mo.
2 CHICAGO, Ill. 27 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
3 ORLANDO, Fla. 28 DALLAS, Texas
4 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 29 SEATTLE, Wash.
5 LOS ANGELES, Calif. 30 WASHINGTON, DC
6 BALTIMORE, Md. 31 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
7 DETROIT, Mich. 32 TAMPA, Fla.
8 HOUSTON, Texas 33 MESA, Ariz.
9 DENVER, Colo. 34 BROOKLYN, N.Y.
10 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 35 COLUMBUS, Ohio
11 MIAMI, Fla. 36 BOSTON, Ma.
12 SAINT LOUIS, Mo. 37 PHOENIX, Ariz.
13 LAS VEGAS, Nev. 38 PITTSBURGH, Pa.
14 PORTLAND, Ore. 39 NEW ORLEANS, La.
15 FALLS CHURCH, Va. 40 CINCINNATI, Ohio
16 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. 41 SAN JOSE, Calif.
17 CHARLOTTE, N.C. 42 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.
18 SACRAMENTO, Calif. 43 FREDERICKSBURG, Va.
19 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. 44 NORFOLK, Va.
20 RICHMOND, Va. 45 VAN NUYS, Calif.
21 FORT WORTH, Texas 46 RALEIGH, N.C.
22 NASHVILLE, Tenn. 47 TUCSON, Ariz.
23 SAN ANTONIO, Texas 48 MEMPHIS, Tenn.
24 AUSTIN, Texas 49 BRONX, N.Y.
25 SAN DIEGO, Calif. 50 COSTA MESA, Calif.
*Data compiled from over 1.61 million truck transactions from January --
December, 2007.