The state the most people want to get the hell out of........

 

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-states-people-are-fleeing-in-2013-194007689.html

Great. I went from a #4 state to #1. Did my taxes last week and got no state returns. This sux.

lol We beat Chicago?!

And I may be adding to that statistic... I hope. lol. sometime soon.

And I may be adding to that statistic... I hope. lol. sometime soon.

 

Same here, mine is not a "may be" mine is a definite! Thankfully my job allows me to relocate nearly anywhere in the country...just waiting for offical word and once I get that green light I will NEVER look back at this state!

I bet the did'nt count undocumented democrats, I mean immigrants.

The state the most people want to get the hell out of........

 

http://finance.yahoo...-194007689.html

 

http://www.forbes.co...leeing-in-2013/

 

At No. 1, New Jersey has the highest ratio of people moving out compared to those moving in. Of the 6,300 total moves tracked in the state last year, 62% were outbound.

 

“New Jersey has been suffering from deindustrialization for some time now, as manufacturing moved from the Northeast to the South and West,” says economist Michael Stoll, professor and chair of the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. “And because it’s tied to New York, the high housing costs may also be pushing people out.”

 

In fact, most of the top-10 states people are leaving are located in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, including Illinois (60%), New York (58%), Michigan (58%), Maine (56%), Connecticut (56%) and Wisconsin (55%). According to Stoll, this reflects a consistent trend of migration from the Frost Belt to the Sun Belt states based on a combination of causes.

 

WHO is moving away from NJ should be most concerning!

 

High welfare benefits and high taxes have different effects on the migration patterns of different groups than low welfare benefits and low taxes.

 

So I think he has it backwards. The high cost of living pushes JOBS away from the indigo-blue states and to the red states. (It costs more for an employer to attract a worker with the same set of skills in New Jersey than it does in Texas, because it costs the worker more to maintain a given lifestyle in New Jersey than it does in Texas.)

 

The Northeast and Midwest also feature a comparatively high concentration of residents over 65, says Stoll, who tend to retire to states that are warmer and less expensive. That’s why southern and western states are some of the most popular places to move to. According to the study, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Arizona feature some of the highest ratios of people moving in.

 

THIS is more than a little scary ... and might help explain what happened to Virginia in the last couple of election cycles....

 

DC is a high cost area -- but hey, the people who cut the checks aren't the ones who have to pay for it!

 

Meanwhile, the most popular destination for relocation is Washington, D.C. “It’s a high-cost area,” says Stoll, “but it features good economic opportunities. It has a maturing high-tech sector and many Federal government jobs, which are more stable in recessions.” Furthermore, D.C. attracts highly educated professionals, and Stoll says college-educated young people between the ages of 18 to 35 are the most likely to move.

I wouldnt read too much into it..roads, restaurants, schools, theaters, malls, sporting events, beaches, etc etc are all packed..still plenty of people in this state.. With a population of over 8 million.. 3500 moves is statistically minute and by no means a mass exodus.. .and it covers all income brackets..theyre still building mcmansions, albeit at smaller rate..

And I may be adding to that statistic... I hope. lol. sometime soon.

 

Got a place for me to stay if I head down to DAB the week before bike week? Heck you would be just up the road a little.

 

 

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That is interesting, I am college educated and 24, I am trying to move to the DC area......they can read my thoughts.

That is interesting, I am college educated and 24, I am trying to move to the DC area......they can read my thoughts.

 

Don't do it man, it worse than NJ and unless you like sitting in your car for hours not moving, it sucks.

 

 

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