By Greg Hirst on February 6, 2021
(U-Haul, Facebook)
CASPER, Wyo Data from moving giant U-Haul revealed a “mass exodus” from the West Coast and New York City in 2020, said Jeff Lockridge, public relations manager of U-Haul International.
Lockridge said that as soon as the coronavirus pandemic was declared a National Emergency in March, the top 30 populated cities all saw more one-way truck rentals moving out than there were moving in.
The San Francisco Bay Area and New York City were among the most prevalent out-migration markets in U.S. during this three-month period – and throughout 2020, according U-Haul data.
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