Austin Uhaul Index February 2020

[Beau Fannon]

February saw Austin's attraction strength for new residents hold steady against San Francisco, New York, and Dallas. Nashville still has a slightly stronger trend for attracting new residents than Austin does.  

Chicago, Denver, and Houston all gained ground against Austin.  Chicago had the biggest ground swell in truck inventory.  My brother-in-law up there says it is rather peculiar for so many people to be moving in the winter but they are.  I don't track Chicago area economics so I don't know what the driving force behind this sudden increase in migration is.  

Denver saw a big increase in 10' trucks which indicates a swell of young college grads without much furniture prefering to move there.  Having lived in Boulder, I can tell you that superior weather and outdoor opportunities are a big draw for that age range.  

Miami and Washington DC both lost ground in relation to Austin.