People still migrating to Spokane - UHAUL

U-HAUL released it's top growth cities data this week, and Spokane is again in the top 25.  Number 14 to be exact with a 2.72% increase in families renting a U-HAUL and schlepping it to our little slice of heaven.  We last made the list in 2005 coming in at #10 with 5.5% growth.  Other Northwest/Rocky Mountain Cities close to us on the list were Boise at 3.68% and Eugene at .57%.  U-HAUL looks at cities having more than 5,000 families moving to them and then calculates the percentage of inbound moves vs. outbound moves for each area.

So for fun we checked some online rates for renting a standard 17' truck (2-3 bedrooms).
To Spokane:

• From LA - $2,108
• From Seattle - $347
• From Portland, OR - $293
• From Chicago - $1,108

From Spokane:

• To LA - $560
• To Seattle - $207
• To Portland, OR - $177
• To Chicago - $961

• U-HAUL Migration Trends - 2007 [U-HAUL pdf]
• U-HAUL Migration Trends - 2005 [U-HAUL -pdf]

Comments

[Andy]

Those are interesting statistics. Thanks for posting.

You certainly have a knack for finding and listing interesting facts and internet sites.

[Ben]

That's neat you found that. When I moved from LA to Spokane in Feb '06, the one-way rate I paid for a U-Haul truck was $4500, so it's come down some, but is still an astronomical rate to rent a truck for 3 days.
When I rented the truck in 06, I couldn't believe the price, but had no other viable choice. The agent explained that the rates are set by a ratio of in vs. out for a given route. For that same route, but in reverse (Spkn to LA) the rate was around $250.