Dallas Ranks as 2013 Top U.S. Growth City

Press release from the issuing company

Monday, April 21st, 2014

he results of the annual U-Haul National Migration Trend Reports are in, reflecting the nation's top growth areas for families that moved during 2013. The U-Haul 2013 Top U.S. Growth Cities Report indicates that for cities with more than 5,000 families moving, Dallas took the No. 1 spot with the highest percentage of growth, at 9.96 percent, with Henderson, Nev., taking the No. 2 spot with a 9.58 percentage of growth andPittsburgh taking the No. 3 spot with 6.92 percentage of growth. 

"The report, reflective of growth patterns in the United States during 2013, was compiled based on nationwide trends in cities of all sizes and reflects communities with more than 5,000 families moving in or out of the area," stated John "J.T." Taylor, president, U-Haul International, Inc. "Growth cities were then determined by calculating the percentage of inbound moves vs. outbound moves for each area."

Click here to view the entire U-Haul 2013 Top U.S. Growth Cities Report.

Did you know…The annual mileage of North American U-Haul rental trucks, trailers and tow dollies would move a family to the moon and back again more than 9.9 times per day, every day of the year and could also travel around the Earth more than 177 times per day, every day of the year.