A recent report revealed where Americans moved to last year — and the top places that they left. 

Allied Van Lines’ Magnet States Report from 2022 revealed information regarding how Americans are moving around the country. It showed that fewer people packed up and moved last year than they did the years before in 2021 and 2020. Moves in general went down in each state across the nation, which led to a 20% drop over the course of 2022.

In 2022, the top states for Americans to move to included Arizona, which led the pack, followed by South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The major cities people wanted to move to started with Tucson, Arizona, followed by Sarasota, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; and Nashville, Tennessee. 

Americans were also leaving certain states more than others. Illinois in the top spot, with California, New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania coming in next.

The top cities that Americans got out of were New York, New York; Anaheim, California; San Diego, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Riverside, California.

Americans were most likely to move on Tuesdays during the week, followed by Wednesdays and Fridays. Most moved in June, followed by July and August.

The report noted that there were also not many major city regions that experienced a significant bump in population last year as more people decided to pack up and head to the suburbs rather than live in the cities.

Some of the cities that are seeing a major bump in residents also saw a spike in home prices because of the increase. However, the cities where people left also had high prices.

New York City’s average home costs 119% more than the average across the country. Riverside, Anaheim, and San Diego also have home prices that are more than the average. Chicago, for one, does not. Its home costs are under the national average, but that could mean that other issues like crime and cost are pushing people out of the city.

According to Neighborhood Scout, Anaheim, California, has a crime problem as well. Its crime index notes that it is safer than just 9% of cities in the United States. New York’s crime index is 15, whereas Riverside’s is 5, and San Diego’s is 17. Chicago’s crime index is also at a 9.

All of the top cities for people to move experienced an uptick in home prices, except for Tucson.

Prior to the pandemic, the report added, the majority of Americans were buying homes fifteen miles away from their previous houses. In the present day, however, they are purchasing homes fifty miles or more away from their prior residences.

A report by Extra Space Storage noted that they believe the housing market will be steadier this year, which could put many people in a situation where they are more able to move.

A few weeks ago, a chihuahua named Spike was officially the world’s oldest dog, but that title was taken just a few short days ago when another oldest canine came to light.

Spike is 23 years old and received the title of the Guinness World Records’ World’s Oldest Living Dog on January 19, according to People. However, the group said on February 2 that it had recently gotten proof that an older dog was alive in the world. The new record-setter is Bobi, a 30-year-old dog living in Portugal.

Bobi was 30 years and 268 days as of Friday and has always lived in Leiria, Portugal. The animal is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, which typically lives 12 to 14 years, the organization noted.

Bobi is not only the oldest dog alive, but is also the oldest dog to have ever lived, winning out over another dog named Bluey who died in 1939 at 29 years and five months old.

Bobi was registered with a veterinarian in 1992, who was able to say what the dog’s date of birth was. His age was also confirmed by a database for pets. He was born in an outhouse along with four other male puppies in a structure that his owners, the Costa family, used for wood storage.

“I was eight years old,” Leonel Costa told Guinness World Records. “My father was a hunter, and we always had many dogs.”

His father, however, felt that they couldn’t keep the puppies because they already had too many animals.

“Unfortunately, at that time it was considered normal by older people who could not have more animals at home […] to bury the animals in a hole so that they would not survive,” Leonel said.

Leonel’s parents took the puppies away while their mother was not there, but they didn’t notice that they had forgotten one — Bobi — because his color blended into the wood. Leonel and his brothers were heartbroken over the puppies’ demise, but noticed that the mother dog kept going to the place where the dogs had been born.

“We found the situation strange, because if the animals were no longer there, why would she go there?!” he said. The boys found Bobi in the shed and decided not to tell the parents the dog was there.

“We knew that when the dog opened its eyes, my parents would no longer bury it,” Leonel said. “It was popular knowledge that this act could not or should [not] be done.”

“I confess that when they found out that we already knew, they screamed a lot and punished us, but it was worth it and for a good reason!” he noted.