california migration

RealTalk Poll: Are People Moving to Dallas Because of Our Climate?

By Candy Evans / May 3, 2022 /

Not too long ago, an uprooted Californian wrote an op-ed that grew legs and went Business Insider viral on how awful the climate (and more) in Texas is. The chap had moved to Austin. He wrote it was damp, buggy, hot, and everything was always wet. He also didn’t like the drivers, schools, housing prices,…

These People Are Gone to Texas, But Where Did They Come From?

By CandysDirt / October 28, 2021 /

From Staff Reports According to data from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, more than one of every 10 people moving to Texas in 2020 was from California. The movement of Californians to Texas is not new, said Dr. Luis Torres and research associate Wesley Miller in their recent report. In…

One Transplant Trades Califonia Wildfires For The Greener Pastures of Plano

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 25, 2021 /

By Daniel LalleySpecial Contributor The California mass exodus seems to have impacted everything from the housing market to the halls of Congress. And though COVID may have spurred momentum, the numbers indicate an eastward shift even before the season of stay-at-home orders and social distancing protocols. Before Tesla came to Texas and Joe Rogan rocked the Austin housing…

Californians’ Migration to Texas Looks Like the Dot-Com Rush in Reverse

By Tommy Cummings / October 17, 2021 /

In a recent study, STORAGECafé set out to identify the 25 most popular routes for people leaving California for Texas.

Here Are The Reasons Why California is Moving to Texas

By Shelby Skrhak / May 26, 2021 /

When moving companies devote multiple blog posts specifically courting Californians moving to Texas, that’s just another indication that the California migration to Tejas is a bona fide sign of the times. Take St. Louis-based United Van Lines for example. They’ve tracked inbound and outbound state moves since 1977 with its annual National Movers Study, but…