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Californians moving to Montana outpace Montanans moving to California


Missoula, Montana. (Photo: NBC Montana){p}{/p}
Missoula, Montana. (Photo: NBC Montana)

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are more people moving out of California each year than there are moving in. The main reason cited is the cost of living is too high in California.

Between 2016 and 2018, 15,611 Californians moved to Montana. Some 6,562 Montanans moved to California in those three years.

According to U-Haul’s website, it’s actually more expensive to move to Montana from California than vice versa.

To compare, on one day in December, the cost to rent a 20-foot truck, if you pick it up in Missoula to move to San Francisco, is $653. The same size truck costs $3,336 to pick up in San Francisco en route to Missoula.

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