When you’re hot, you’re hot, even if you’re cold.  Just ask the good folks of South Dakota who are welcoming in more new residents seeking work opportunities than any other state according to the annual moving survey from United Van Lines.

Washington’s neighbor states to the east and south are also on the Top States To Move To list.

For the 5th year in a row, the state hemorrhaging the most people is New Jersey which suffers from high property and gas and poor state roads but the survey says almost 70 percent of people moving out of the state did so because of retirement or job opportunities. which abound in other places like Vermont.  job opportunities.

Top 5 states to move out:
5. Kansas
4. Connecticut
3.New York
2.Illinois
1.New Jersey

Top 5 states to move into:
5.South Carolina
4.Idaho
3.Oregon
2.Vermont
1.South Dakota

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