For the first time, South Carolina topped U-Haul’s yearly list of growth states — but North Carolina wasn’t too far behind at No. 3.
“It isn’t at all surprising that North Carolina is so high up on the U-Haul Growth Index,” said Kay Church, U-Haul Company of West Charlotte president. “We have lakes, beaches and mountains within drivable distances of each other. Our southern charm is also a big draw. We see people moving to North Carolina from states like Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and Pennsylvania.”
Dan Wilkins, another U-Haul representative, added that other common areas the company sees movers coming to N.C. from include Ohio, New Jersey and New York. For the second year in a row, N.C. ranked No. 3 in top migration states. In 2022, the state wasn’t far behind at No. 4…