This website charts migration according to the IRS reports, based on incomes: https://www.howmoneywalks.com/irs-tax-migration/ Folks from wealthier counties love to come here because the real estate prices look so attractive. We're getting more affluent! Twice as much...
Where to Move
The Best Small Towns
The 20 Best Small Towns to Live - Carlsbad is one of them! https://www.sunset.com/travel/travel-tips/best-small-towns-to-live-in
Move to Mexico?
Here's a look at a remote community high in the hills of Mexico - where a realtor says you can get a nice house for $200,000. Medical, prescriptions, and assisted-living all run about one-third of the cost in the U.S. Hat tip daytrip: Correspondent Mike Kirsch...
Quitting California
From the latimes.com: A report from the state Legislative Analyst’s Office earlier this year confirmed the obvious: People are leaving California. Between 2007 and 2016, we lost 6 million residents to domestic migration. Our population still grew overall, gracias to...
U-Haul Top Destination Cities
Hat tip to Rob Dawg for sending in this article on the top destination cities for U-Haul users. Because it's just one company, it isn't the comprehensive list, but we can probably assume that these towns are where people move who are more budget-conscious, and do...
New Zealand
We've been exploring other towns around the West as alternatives for San Diegans who want to downsize. Heck, let's pick it up a notch! Years of doomsday talk at Silicon Valley dinner parties has turned to action. In recent months, two 150-ton survival bunkers...
Placerville, CA
While we're touching on the Sacramento area, what can downsizers expect? Let's look at Placerville, which is about halfway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. This is an older video but they are still in business: Here is a 2,776sf short sale on five acres being...
Are Small Towns For You?
Hat tip to daytrip for sending in this article, though it somewhat contradicts what I believe - I think you should move somewhere! Yes, many retirees are looking for a version of Mayberry, the fictional North Carolina town that actor Andy Griffith called home in his...
How They Feel About Californians
Thanks to daytrip for sending in this video survey about Californians moving to Idaho - the sentiments expressed here are probably similar for residents in other destinations too:
Boise, Idaho
Have you thought about moving to Boise? Our friend Susie left coastal California for Boise years ago, and is about to put her house (seen here) on the market while her new house is being built - both are good-sized single level homes in the $400,000s. Here's an...