January 16,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Trenton NJ, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York were the top states in the nation for outbound moves in 2017, according to data from United Van Lines. We have in the past reported similar statistics from other moving companies .
United Van Lines, which tracks state-to-state migration patterns, found that Illinois was the top state for outbound migration with 63 percent of moves going out of state.
“The Northeast continues to experience a moving deficit with New Jersey (63 percent outbound), New York (61 percent) and Connecticut (57 percent) making the list of top outbound states for the third consecutive year,” the report states. “Massachusetts (56 percent) also joined the top outbound list this year.”
While taxes are often cited as the reason for the move , New Jersey just elected Phil Murphy who promised to raise taxes when elected . The Murphy agenda will only exacerbate this outward migration putting further pressure on the states limited resources .
