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Moving to Colorado? Join the Crowd!

Phil Boren

Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 3:39pm. 1173 Views, 0 Comments.

Moving to Colorado?  If you've considered moving to Colorado, you would not be alone.  Actually, you would be joining a pretty big crowd!  Colorado has increasingly been a popular destination for people moving from other states.  Often called "net in-migration" by demographers, this benchmark refers to the net number of people moving in, i.e. total minus the number moving out.  For the time period from 2001 to 2009, for example, Colorado ranked 10th on the list of the country's most popular destinations.  More recently, an article in the Denver Post cited data from the U.S. Census Bureau, indicating that nearly 32,000 people (net), moved to Colorado in 2011.  That now ranks Colorado 5th nationally:

Moving to Colorado: Where Are People Moving To and Moving From?

Phil Boren

Monday, May 10th, 2010 at 3:23pm. 475 Views, 0 Comments.

Moving to Colorado . . . it's beeen a pretty popular thing to do lately!  Each year United Van Lines publishes a "migration study", which tracks all 50 states and their respective in and out-migration rates.  As the nations largest moving company, United's figures tend to fairly accurately reflect patterns across the country.  The most recently-released study tracked more than 140,000 moves all across the country in 2009.

If you've considered moving to Colorado, you'll be joining a growing number of people that did the same thing in 2009, ranking Colorado No. 7 on the national list.  Our climate, number of sunny days and access to outdoor activities have always Colorado a popular destination, but recently it's also been the job market that has drawn…

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