PHOENIX, April 14, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- U-Haul, celebrating 60 years of serving the do-it-yourself household moving industry, today released results of the 2005 U-Haul National Migration Trend Report titled "Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities Report." According to moving data reflective of nationwide statistics for calendar year 2005, Chicago takes the No. 1 spot for the second year in a row, while Houston attained the second position, up from No. 4 from last year's ranking. Metro Los Angeles, Calif. ranked No. 3 for the second year in a row. Sacramento, Calif. garnered fourth up one spot from last year's ranking and Orlando, Fla. followed with fifth place, down three spots from last year's ranking. Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver and San Diego rounded out the top 10.
U-Haul Executive Vice President John "J.T." Taylor said, "Over the past 60 years U-Haul has a long and proud history of relocating Americans. Now more than ever, consumers are relying on U-Haul to provide affordable services. We are proud to be able to offer an economical way for families to move."
The ranking reflects destinations for movers traveling more than 50 miles, and considers every city in the country, regardless of size. However, the data is not stated as a percentage of population and is not reflective of overall growth.
The 2005 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities Report was compiled from over 1.58 million U-Haul transactions occurring between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2005.
U-Haul, based in Phoenix and celebrating its 60th year as the industry giant, has the largest rental fleet in the world with over 92,000 trucks and 73,000 trailers. U-Haul, the undisputed leader in the truck-and-trailer rental industry, is one of the industry's largest operators of self-storage facilities, the world's largest installer of permanent trailer hitches and the world's largest single-brand Yellow Pages advertiser. For more information, visit www.uhaul.com.
Note to editors: The annual mileage of North American U-Haul trucks would move a family to the moon and back more than seven times per day, every day of the year.
U-Haul Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities*
January - December 2005
1. CHICAGO, Ill 26. AURORA, Ill.
2. HOUSTON, Texas 27. MESA, Ariz.
3. LOS ANGELES, Calif. 28. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
4. SACRAMENTO, Calif. 29. FORT WORTH, Texas
5. ORLANDO, Fla. 30. NEW ORLEANS, La.
6. ATLANTA, Ga. 31. COLUMBUS, Ohio
7. LAS VEGAS, Nev. 32. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
8. PHOENIX, Ariz. 33. AUBURN, Wash.
9. DENVER, Colo. 34. NASHVILLE, Tenn.
10. SAN DIEGO, Calif. 35. SEATTLE, Wash.
11. MIAMI, Fla. 36. NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.
12. PORTLAND, Ore. 37. TAMPA, Fla.
13. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 38. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.
14. BALTIMORE, Md. 39. TUCSON, Ariz.
15. SAN JOSE, Calif. 40. STOCKTON, Calif.
16. DETROIT, Mich. 41. BOSTON, Mass.
17. SAN ANTONIO, Texas 42. MEMPHIS, Tenn.
18. AUSTIN, Texas 43. VAN NUYS, Calif.
19. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. 44. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.
20. DALLAS, Texas 45. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
21. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 46. JOLIET, Ill.
22. KANSAS CITY, Mo. 47. TULSA, Okla.
23. RICHMOND, Va. 48. DALLAS, Texas
24. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. 49. ALLENTOWN, Pa.
25. CHARLOTTE, N.C. 50. SAINT LOUIS, Mo.
* Data compiled from over 1.58 million transactions
from January - December, 2005.