U-Haul
U-Haul has told us what we already knew: People are moving here in droves.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area has once again earned top honors as the nation’s No. 1 U-Haul growth metro, repeating its 2024 ranking with the greatest net gain of one-way U-Haul customers in 2025, according to data released by U-Haul.
To no surprise, Texas dominated the latest U-Haul Growth Index, claiming the top three metropolitan spots with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Houston and Austin, and placing six metros among the top 25 nationwide.
Data elsewhere shows that Texas gains about 1,500 residents a day through births and arrivals from other states and internationally.
The top 10 growth metros also included Charlotte, Phoenix, Nashville, Charleston, Raleigh, Atlanta, and the Brownsville–McAllen corridor along the southern border of Texas.
Several large metros reversed recent migration patterns. San Francisco, Denver, and Philadelphia each saw more U-Haul equipment departing than arriving in 2024 but posted strong net gains in 2025.
At the city level, Florida again led the nation. Ocala, Florida., retained its title as the No. 1 U-Haul growth city, a distinction it also held in 2024 and 2022. Florida accounted for eight of the top 10 growth cities and 12 of the top 25 overall. North Port, Kissimmee and Clermont joined Ocala in the top five, along with Myrtle Beach, S.C. Texas placed four city propers on the list, while Idaho had two.
Several smaller cities made their U-Haul Growth Index debuts, including St. Augustine, Florida; Seguin, Texas; Leesburg, Florida; Garner, North Carolina; and Lacey, Washington.
U-Haul ranks metropolitan areas and city propers by the net gain or loss of customers who rented a one-way truck, trailer or U-Box moving container and dropped off their equipment in a different metro or city proper. Rankings include both interstate and intrastate transactions and are compiled from more than 2.5 million one-way moves annually across the U.S. and Canada.
While the rankings do not necessarily correlate directly to population or economic growth, the U-Haul Growth Index is considered an effective gauge of how well states, metros, and cities are attracting and maintaining residents.
An industry leader, U-Haul tracks migration trends through its expansive network of more than 24,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces, providing a comprehensive view of where people are moving. Founded in 1945, the veteran-founded, family-run company is celebrating 80 years of moving families to a better life and operates under a shared-use business model designed to benefit the environment.
More information, including past migration reports, is available at uhaul.com/about/migration.
U-Haul Growth Metros (2025)
Ranked by net gain of one-way U-Haul customers
Rank Metropolitan Area 2024 Rank
1. Dallas–Fort Worth 1
2. Houston 9
3. Austin 5
4. Charlotte, North Carolina. 2
5. Phoenix, Arizona 3
6. Nashville, Tennessee 6
7. Charleston, South Carolina 13
8. Raleigh, North Carolina 7
9. Atlanta, Georgia —
10. Brownsville–McAllen 21
11. Lakeland, Florida 4
12. Boise, Idaho 17
13. Palm Bay, Florida 8
14. Minneapolis —
15. Spokane, Washington 24
16. San Diego, California —
17. San Francisco —
18. Jacksonville, Florida 11
19. Port St. Lucie, Florida —
20. Denver —
21. San Antonio —
22. Bend, Oregon 19
23. College Station —
24. Miami —
25. Philadelphia —
U-Haul Growth Cities (2025)
City propers ranked by net gain of one-way U-Haul customers
Rank City 2024 Rank
1. Ocala, Florida 1
2. North Port, Florida —
3. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 5
4. Kissimmee, Florida 3
5. Clermont, Florida 15
6. McKinney, Texas —
7. Fort Lauderdale, Florida —
8. St. Augustine, Florida —
9. Daytona Beach, Florida —
10. Panama City, Florida 21
11. Meridian, Idaho —
12. North Fort Myers, Florida —
13. Fredericksburg, Virginia 2
14. Seguin, Texas —
15. New Braunfels, Texas —
16. Leesburg, Florida —
17. Auburn, Alabama 12
18. Sarasota, Florida —
19. St. Cloud, Florida —
20. Conroe, Texas —
21. Sparks, Nevada —
22. Garner, North Carolina —
23. Nampa, Idaho —
24. Cookeville, Tennessee 13
25. Lacey, Washington —