More People Are Moving to Oregon Than Any Other State…Again…for the Third Time

That is, more people per capita, but you understand that, math nerd.

By Lizzy Acker

Feeling like there are a lot of new faces at the communal hot tubs lately?

Well, don't schedule a meeting with your shaman to deal with latent paranoia just yet—your brain might be reacting to a very real phenomena. According to a report by mover United Van Lines, for the third year in a row, Oregon had the highest percentage of inbound moves of any state in the union: 69 percent. [Editor's note: Stop giggling. It's a number like any other.]

That means waaay more people are moving into Oregon than are moving out (see: your rent increase).

California technically had the highest number of inbound moves, 13,670, but when adjusted for population, "Oregon still came out on top, with a net of 39 inbound moves for every 100,000 residents."

In the report, economist Michael Stoll links the high number of inbound moves to baby boomers and the "combination of a boom in the technology and creative marketing industry, as well as a growing 'want' for outdoor activity and green space."

He doesn't mention the fact that these newcomers are arriving to a sin-soaked, iced-over wasteland where bathtub art is no longer welcome. But oh well. Welcome to Oregon, I guess.

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Lizzy Acker

Lizzy Acker

Lizzy Acker is Willamette Week's former web editor. Her first book, Monster Party, came out in 2010. She was born in Oregon, lived in San Francisco for almost eight years and then moved back to Oregon, just like everyone always knew she would.

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