MA Among States People Are Most Interested In Leaving, Survey Finds

Massachusetts is one of the lowest in the country when it comes to net migration. A recent study listed it as the No. 6 state people are most interested in leaving across the country.

A ConsumerAffairs survey found that 1,466 people were interested in moving to the Bay State but 2,109 people wanted to move away, representing a net migration score of -643.

The analysis is based on data from 100,377 ConsumerAffairs users who expressed interest in moving to another state over the last year.

California was the state more people wanted to leave than any other, with 7,165 more people wanting to move away from the state rather than move to it.

Here are the top 10 states residents want to leave:

1. California
2. New York
3. New Jersey
4. Maryland
5. Washington
6. Massachusetts
7. Virginia
8. Illinois
9. Connecticut
10. Colorado

On the flip side of the coin, Florida topped the survey of most desired states, with 4,269 more people wanting to move there than to leave.

“We’re seeing a major shift toward the South,” Leticia Cruz, a realtor based in Celebration, Florida, told ConsumerAffairs. “Buyers can often sell high in the Northeast or West and buy more home for their money here. Combine that with lower taxes, more space, and a slower pace of life, and it becomes a very compelling move.”

Check out the full study at ConsumerAffairs.

This isn't the first study to find that Massachusetts residents are leaving in droves. Last year, a United Van Lines analysis put Massachusetts in the top 5 outbound states.

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