My condolences to those 9,000 Californians who moved to Jersey, I'll keep you in my prayers because no one moves here unless their life is falling apart.
LMAO!!!! Absolutely agree. Cannot wait to vacate NJ and leave all the pain and suffering behind. Whenever I ask people why they moved here, they usually have to stop and think about it for a minute.
The cost of living there in NJ is so bad, it would frighten even the richest people. I live in a small Indiana town. Cost of living is very low, taxes low, no riots, no protests, no BLM, no ANTIFA.
I’ve only been there once but I liked it! It’s very woodsy and has coastal towns, a great location close to so many interesting places. I heard the people were rude but I didn’t find that to be the case at all! Everyone was very friendly.
Dude, I'm more concerned about New Yorkers moving to Florida. And though there is nothing wrong with this except for the fact that so many retirees already live there and this is making the housing cost go way up. Another problem with over populated areas in Florida is sink holes. As more water is pumped out that will become more of a problem. Not to mention what it will do to the ocean environment. I don’t live there it’s just concerning to me. For example, the building that collapsed last year.
These last 2 yrs have been horrible. I live on a tiny island on the Gulf and we are getting infested with them. Our quiet little beach town is filling up with obnoxious, rude, Liberals.
You left basically a third world country to come to Texas and screw it up. All I can say is welcome to Texas; now go back to where ever it is you came from.
I live in North Dakota and have met two different families that moved here from California. These are the normal people who drive jacked up pickups and shoot guns from Northern California. They said it is southern California that has all the crazy liberal people.
I'm a Californian and have contemplated a move and if I do it's not because I want to change it to be like CA. but because I want something much different than Calif.
childhood californian myself, with the same feelings :) been in Utah for the last 7 years (way before all this) and am building the rv with the seattle husband to move back at some point. Keep your chin up and don't let anyone tell you you don't deserve more than what's happening in SoCal :)
In my opinion only I believe it’s most likely older people and perhaps homesick people if they are younger that are moving out of California and probably younger people moving to California for the so called “action” and maybe jobs as well? Plus the good weather year ‘round and the beaches! 🤔
@@alanunderwoodsr8622 it sure would be for those who are older and want to retire and stretch their savings! I can see them leaving to get a bigger bang for the buck! Younger people will simply rent with a roomie. I know someone who moved to LA and did that. If you moved there for work and you’re buying then I hope your company is paying you enough to survive!! 😕
Same. I’ve lived in the Central Plains most of my life now, and I’m NOT going back to CA! Most of my relatives there have died now, so not a lot to go back for.
I'd live in California or New York in a heartbeat, if I could afford it. The rent on an apartment in either of those states is more than twice a house payment where I live.
My sentiments exactly. I visited SoCal last month after getting the heck out of there late last year. I wish I could move back there, but nope, with all the crap that's been going on there, I'm definitely staying where I am.
That's crazy that he says that about West Virginia. I hear about all the coal mines getting shut down and the people can't get their homes sold to be able to move for a job.
Your channel was one of a few I watched religiously to get to know other places in anticipation of my inevitable exit from CA. Thanks so much for all the info. I ended up moving to Ohio just about 2 months ago and am about to close on a house. Never would have been a possibility for me in CA. I miss my home city but nothing compares to buying a house for your family.
A lot of Californians leaving the state are probably from somewhere else or they're 2nd generation. Many people I know were born and raised in the South, moved to California and then went back South due to family and more affordable housing. One thing never discussed much in these types of forums is the sentiment that many native Californians share, by native I mean their families have been there at least 4-5 generations, is they feel their state was ruined by the huge numbers of people who moved to CA from elsewhere. Some are angry because they see that people moved to CA to take advantage of higher welfare payments. Many feel the homeless problem was started by non Californians who moved there because of weather, dreams of the good life etc, who couldn't afford CA to begin with. What a lot of people don't realize is how many Californians have been forced out of their towns, because of outsiders moving in and driving up housing costs. Just consider Silicon Valley, the Bay Area and coastal areas. Industry brought in non Californians to fill many high paying tech jobs. So a house that cost $50 k forty years ago is now selling for a million bucks. Much of what drove housing costs up was the number of wealthy people buying second homes. They can rent them on Airbnb and make 3x the money vs renting to locals, which also contributed to homelessness.
This is an interesting perspective. So the same thing that is happening to us with all the California's moving in, happened to you guys. Lots of people moving in, clogging up the roads and driving up the price of everything, etc, made worse by all the rich people. We're seeing that problem here in Utah, with millionaires building McMansions up the mountainside and real estate investors grabbing up all the affordable housing. It sucks to the point I'm trying to figure out where I can bug out to.
@@howardsmith9342 all the best bug out places are experiencing the same thing. Heck, I'm to the point of checking out Ecuador before it becomes another Costa Rica
@@Cheesus4jesus I just watched a video about real estate in West Virginia. Decent sized houses, like 3 br, 1 ba, are going for under 100k, and the land is beautiful. Tempting.
@@howardsmith9342 I live in the South and even people here say, avoid West Virginia. No jobs, bad drug problems, horrible schools, polluted soil due to coal mining and they don't accept outsiders.
@@Cheesus4jesus Yeah, I hadn't started packing yet. I'm retired, so jobs aren't my problem anymore. I figured there must be a reason or two why things are so cheap there.
yes i agree. In fact 3 years ago I saw a FOXNEWS poll that indicated that 56% of those polled in a specific FOXNEWS poll that MOVED to TX from CA were conservative, and the other 44% that moved to TX from CA were Democrat voters. Therefore this means that most people (or at least more than half by many) that move to TX from CA, as well from other blue states like WA and OR are actually conservative and MOVE to TX from these blue states FOR that reason alone, They are sick of big government and greedy high taxing politicians that only use the people as an ATM machine rather than as Americans that have rights, constitutional rights at that. I myself was born and raised in CA and moved to MN at the age of 25 and always voted Republican and always will be conservative. MN is pretty much a red state now, don't let all the riots and BLM and ANTIFA presence and looting and protesting fool you, for its a very small group of people running around in Minneapolis with friendly media coverage. The people of MN including many of those in the Twin cities are now conservative and have walked away from the left. I know because i live here, and in 2012 when Obama was seeking reelection i saw nothing but Obama signs everywhere in the cities here in MN. But in 2020 and 2016 I hardly saw ANY Hillary Clinton signs and EVEN LESS Joe Biden signs. Many people i know in MN that voted for Obama and voted Democcrat for years are now conservative voters who have switched they're polticial registration officially. And they are not alone, MN is pretty damn red, especially when going up north. Northern MN is now extremely republican conservative. It used to be blue, but those days are now long and gone. There is hope ladies and gents.There is hope.
I heard a while back movers are being told to use stickers like that until they can get their license plates replaced so they don't have anything bad happen to their vehicles... I'd like to think its because they believe in that attitude but I'm not so sure.
That's one of the biggest things that others from red states don't understand. Most of the Californians that are moving to your area are conservative, for the most part. We are fleeing from the BS commie government. The big cities rule the state. Outside of that, the rest of the state generally votes red but there's not enough people in said areas to fight off against the cities were they are blue sheep. Electoral seats for each state should be a thing along with the national race.
Housing prices in middle Tennessee have skyrocketed because new comers sold their homes in wealthy states, came here, paid full price, and paid $10k or more on top of that! The supply of affordable homes is pitiful.
TN native here. We are moving. People can have it if they want. Over the traffic and attitude of all the transplants who moved here to get wasted and go downtown every weekend.
Same here in East TN. The market is so competitive. You can’t find a house or apartment without an inflated price. My neighbors sold there house for 150 thousand more than they bought it for.
at least a starter home didn't go from $190k to $400k in 2 years like in CO Springs. Dumb people moving in don't realize that this entire city is low wage and government jobs. Lose your remote gig and your f**
from nashville here. i was looking at some housing around the city, and i saw this one listing for this run-down trailer sitting on 1.23 acres of land. this piece of shit was being sold for $1.5 million!! i found out that the land is just a bit north of river north development that oracle is re-developing, and because of that the properties surrounding it had their values increased tremendously.
Not in Idaho! Those Californians decided they wanted to screw up a perfectly good Red State! Same in Wyoming and Montana. If they want Oregon and Washington, they will be just moving into other blue states messed up by liberal politics. Stay out of our red states! We DON'T WANY YOU HERE!
Everyone of them I have talked to here in Montana were born there. Some of the their parents were as well. Thankfully most of them are conservatives that wanted to enjoy their individual rights, especially 2A.
Thank you for saying this. I am from Cali and we always welcomed everyone. Transplants everywhere. In AZ I am hated for being from there. Like it was my choice. Would be if I had one however. :)
No surprise on Texas. Dallas, Plano, and Austin. Toyota families mostly, and State Farmers from Illinois(?). I see it mostly on the highways, where there has been a radical shift from "polite", to "get out of my way-you arent driving 20 miles over the speed limit." 😖 Interesting vid, Briggs. Thanks!
I'm seeing that same shift in Montana. They may change the license plate, but their driving style is a dead give away. I left California 30 years ago after seeing the "writing on the wall." I still have family there and have been through there enough to see the craziness of drivers. I thought Washington and Nevada drivers were bad, and then I got into the Bay area. Yikes! Lol. Winter is due soon so I'll be staying off the roads until out of staters realized 90 mph and icy roads are a bad combination!
When I lived in Seattle, a lot of people were from CA. When I lived in a small town in Idaho: our handyman was from CA, the people across the street were from CA, and the people behind them were actually their neighbors from Sacramento. I knew more people from CA than from Idaho.
Delaware is being built up like crazy every little farm is turning into new developments. No sales tax no income tax, reasonable housing market and low property taxes as well as moderate climate and beaches and being close to Philadelphia and kinda DC also.
I have always lived in California. There is a ton of stuff to do, diversity and nature ( including nice weather). There are lots of positive reasons to live here. But with that said don’t move here. It’s extremely expensive and unforgiving. You need to be educated with experience and a strong skill set to get a decent job. Without it you will struggle it is expensive here plain and simple and LA proper will chew you up. I think when people call it the Golden State what they should mean is you have to have gold to live in the state.
Yep! That's why I moved out of California. I'm not coming back unless I'm visiting family and friends. You have to be filthy rich to live there permanently or be willing to take up a job (particularly a STEM job) that you may not love because that's pretty much the only way you can afford the California lifestyle.
As a resident for decades, I agree. Being less than very very solidly middle class is a huge grind in California. High crime, high pollution, dirty streets, big racial and gang problems, sky-high insurance and utility rates, insane traffic, long rides to work, sky-high housing prices, tons of very snooty people -- it's a place to get your degree and get established, then get out.
@@dingfeldersmurfalot4560 you know you can move to rural CA? We don’t have those problems out here just no work. Air is clean not to much crime cheap food and drink nice people.
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I live in Wisconsin. Depends where you go. The southern part of wi is ghetto, really anywhere near a city is ghetto. The northern part of wi aka northwoods is very pretty but people are judgemental of people of color.
Wow, a huge spread between 49 and 1. 161 to 82,235 is an insane difference. Seems like the northeast states don't attract a lot for California. I really enjoyed this for some reason. I was guessing that a state boarding California would get the highest amount strictly because of proximity. I wasn't right about that, but all the bordering states were very high on the list. Thanks very fun and informative video!
@@traviscriddle7743 No they don't. The original comment is true. Uhaul is priced by supply and demand. You think they want thousands of people moving to Texas and leaving their trucks there and nobody moving to California and have no trucks?
@@museluvr Wrong, it's all of the people disserting a sinking ship. UHaul literally has to bring empty trailers to California because more people are moving out, than are moving there. The real proof of more people moving out than in, is that California, for the first time in 150 Years, lost a congressional seat. As a native San Franciscan, who moved to Wyoming 14 years ago, due to the every increasing insanity, if you do move here, leave your liberal democrat polices there, you ruined that state, we don't want you to ruin this one also. I live in Cheyenne, the capitol, we still have antelope going down our streets, raccoons, skunks, deer, rabbits, and the occasional mountain lion, bear, moose, etc, comin into town to visit, and even people ridding their horses through the drive through at McDonald's and even a few dirt streets here. We love the western life here and want to keep it. Also, we can get across town in 30 minutes even during rush hour, although with the influx of Californians, it's starting to get worse.
I've lived in New York City my whole life but I don't think of myself as a New Yorker and I hate it here. I can't wait to go far away and never come back. Californians can come here.
I feel exactly the same way about Los Angeles, and I was born here. Other parts of the state are beautiful and nice places to live, just stay away from LA and bring a boatload of cash. Very expensive to live here.
Arizona is number 2? That doesn't surprise me, I'm a native of central Arizona, the Phoenix area to be exact and I've seen traffic increase tremendously on our streets and freeways in just the last 6-7 years.
Me too. And rent has skyrocketed just in the last 3 years. Some realtors said they know Californians can pay it that’s why. But what about the people who was here before 😤
I left CA 25 years ago when I married someone in the military. I could not afford to move back if I wanted, which I don’t. Unless I had enough money to live in one of the many incredible coastal towns.
I live in Santa Barbara, my rent is 1000 a month utilities included. I have an upstairs and downstairs and can play drums and guitar loud all day. Cheaper than my home state of PA. Pure dumb luck.
@@zyxwfish that is unbelievable! I heard of a story where someone was renting a shed in someone’s back yard in San Diego for $2K a month! Enjoy beautiful Santa Barbara!
We're native Texans & want to move home now that we're retired. But it's too damn expensive. Our families are paying outrageous property taxes. They need a Prop 13 in TX to limit the property tax increases.
@@janeforever I purchased my retirement home in 2014. I was lucky. But the property tax has doubled since then. My son has been saving up to buy his first home. He was planning to buy this year but now has been priced out of the market.
@lili shyta Well its not just Californians. Everyone in General is messing up the housing market. When ppl move there, prices increase due to supply and demand. The same thing is happening here in Atlanta too. Its just not as extreme
Oregonians hated Californians moving in before it was cool. I moved to Wyoming this year (from eastern Washington) and most people have been quite friendly.
I owned a bunch of land in Colorado that I was going to build on but I saw the writing on the wall about 10 years ago. Beautiful state but it’s taking up Ca’s politics. I sold 132 back then.
It's a good thing you sold 10 years ago. If you had waited until now to sell you'd probably have a huge tax bill for the additional money you'd have gotten for the land.
Although I was only 3~4 years old, my mother and her parents brought us kids from Colorado to CA. I totally resent them for that even though I know very little of Colorado. It’s a gut feeling I have. (Biological father stayed in CO, my DNA is predominantly his side).
Colorado turn into a junkies state! Legal drugs to destory the mind of young people! No it doesn't heal anything! Because it wasn't from DOCTOR PRESCRIBED!
I'm a second generation Californian, but I ran screaming from the place 15 years ago! Some Californians move out, but some feel pushed out by the invasion of interlopers. Th California in the 70's and 80's was magical place! Gone forever :>(
Yes the 70's and 80's were a fun time in Cali; I loved how in an hour drive I could be in the snowy mountains, or hanging out on the beach or head for sunny Palm Springs. Always a keggar party or huge concert to go to. Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Sea World were fun too. But now I hate to go there because of the crime and traffic.
Vermont used to be known as a very conservative state. Even old Hollywood movies referenced it as a conservative vacation spot. Jon Voight speaks about this in his interview with Ben Shapiro. Boy how times have changed
@@michaelsmith5769 no in the interview with Jon Voight he mentioned Vermont. But you have to go back further than 30 years. You have to go back 60+ years during the old Hollywood times of the 50s.
@@MichelleNovalee Fair enough. My in-laws are from NH, and although the state has trended left in recent elections, it's still a conservative hub compared to the rest of New England.
20:25 My neighbor actually moved from Cali to retire here. He used to work for an infamous power company you might have heard of. He bought a two bedroom house that most people that live here would have said was WAY over priced. He told me it was cheaper than his home in Cali.
I was surprised to see Ohio in the top 20 with a net positive migration from California. I'm from Ohio originally, lived in California for a few years and recently moved back to Ohio in 2020. I figured I was in a vast minority. While I kind of regret moving back to Ohio, I definitely don't regret leaving California.
@Paul McGhee You sound like a very silly person. So you're a good guy because you come from a "red state?" This is why we need to get rid of the electoral college. It's pitting Americans against each other.
Texas steals California grown companies with tax breaks, but the companies take their employees with them. And their family, cousins. Neighbors. Thats why tech is big in Austin, the more liberal of cities Texas is stealing from NY and Illinois, too. Blame your governor and elected people. You think taking the companies has no consequences?
And like all of Idaho except for Boise, it's going further to the right. Coeur d'Alene is beautiful. The only issue that I have with it is the traffic, which is why I'm planning on living way further north.
I think the problem with Californians is when they move somewhere and try to change it or complain that it's not how they do things in California. This is the same problem some Texans have when they move. And, it is also the problem many countries have with US citizens who visit or move in.
What did you expect. Californians don't move a variety of states due to cultural/intellectual/social superiority. They move to those states because they're cheap.
@@casualsuede I don't think the majority of people move to any state for cultural/intellectual/social superiority. Everyone just wants the American Dream of a nice house, a dog, and a picket fence. Pretty sure that's why most people move, for affordable living.
LOL, foot in mouth. I think you just described any person or group of people who move from one area to another genius. Or you just refuse to assimilate and keep to yourself, which is also commonly done. People develop customs, habits, beliefs, and yes, many are naive and have misconceptions when doing things. Welcome to Earth, nice to have you with us
Most problems with California are caused by the politicians and the policies out of Sacramento. The coastline is one of the most beautiful parts of the entire country and the lifestyle near the water is wonderful. (I am wearing an old La Jolla tee-shirt as I write). Yet, the Californians who have moved to my area have all brought that failing ideology with them. Why?
@@chrisv6195 Nope. Growing up, my family lived in several different countries. We adapted to the cultural norms in those countries and generally got along with the people rather well because of that.
I live in southwest Missouri and the past 10 years, there has been a tidal wave coming from California to this area. Places in northeast Oklahoma that used to be unhabited, is filled with houses and they are from California as well.
It also doesn’t take into account, Californians who moved back in 2013, and have now moved to a new a state, like some people move almost yearly, but have spent the majority of their life in California
@@debbierushing723 yeah... I share a house with multiple people. It's not bad if you find like minded others and are flexible and easy going. I don't make a lot of money but I would say I have a quality life. people spend a lot of money to vacation here. I just hold a regular job and then live the beach life 😎
My girlfriend moved here to the U of I from CA back in 2009, a former manager told me last month he was moving with his GF to California. The last thing I said to him was RIP.
Illinois is great bois. Chicago in the north gives a bad name to everywhere else, southern and middle state is gorgeous and has relatively nice people and cool things to do. I gotta leave az because of these californians man, I cant even drive on the I17 because of them.
I grew up in southern California (born in the midwest). I'd move to northern California in a heartbeat if the laws and taxes weren't so ridiculous. I love the state, but politicians have ruined it. I'm pretty sure people in other states wouldn't be as pissed off if people weren't coming in from Cali and driving up the cost of everything. In Oregon people are offering as much as $200k over asking just to get a house. I won't be surprised if the bubble bursts and a lot of transplants lose big.
Next video could be the amount of Californians moved on the main Texan cities like Austin, Houston and wherever those Californians moved in tx. Thank you for such a very entertaining material you make 🙏🏻
I'm from So. Cal, born and raised, and I want to move out of my state. Not to change another state but to get to a state that CA used to be like (center-right). Yes, CA used to be a strong conservative state until the mid 1990's.
@@chrisv9186 As a writer and researcher, I can tell you that the "Evangelicals" of which you speak are responsible for starting most of the organizations in the country that feed the poor and homeless, built most of the hospitals that treat people who can't pay for emergency care and build irrigation systems and medical clinics in poor countries. Most conservatives I know don't like "warmongers" at all. You will notice that Trump never got us into a conflict in four years. Not sure how the Republicans are "nutjobs." I leave that description for the people burning down small businesses, assaulting people on the streets and looting. (and those are not Republicans)
@@WriterandPhotographer These are all tired MAGA talking points. Trump didn't start any new wars but he continued and even expanded upon existing wars (read up on AFRICOM). And he very clearly wanted to start a war with Iran but they thankfully didn't take the bait.
@@chrisv9186 I can assure you as a respected researcher that I don't need any "MAGA talking points." It is the leftwing media that creates the real talking points and popular narratives that people with no ability at critical thinking continue to be spoon fed. Also noticed that your account is just a fake account so guess you are just one of those Russian bots.
Leaving CA. Met a realtor in Lake Norman who said 75% of her business last year were Californians moving in. 😳 Don’t worry, y’all. We’re not invaders, we’re reinforcements! Stay red!
Try being a born Native or Cali. We have more people that moved in from N. Carolina and other states. It now about only 95% of all people from Cali. Are from other States!
@@prophetseven728 North Carolina is basically going to be like Florida. Transplants take over and push the locals who’s family have been here since the 1800s into the worst parts of the state.
I moved from Wyoming to California (Napa) 4 months ago.....and this State is just gorgeous. Been to several places already....Pismo, Solvang, SJ, SF, SAC, Davis, the mountains, etc...all incredibly beautiful. Yes....a little higher cost of living.....but I can see why. The weather is priceless.
@@Bigjizay I was afraid to move to CA because of all the horror you see on social media trashing CA. It has not been that nightmarish at all. My last trip down to Pismo was as rural as my drives in Wyoming.
@@WriterandPhotographer I see that is the concern of many. Personally, I have lived in extreme red, and extreme blue States. Zero concerns, because I don't pay attention to the clown show.
I lived in Mariposa County for 15 years (high school through my 20s). Worked in Yosemite for seven years too. I loved it - wish I could move back to that area.
It’s interesting to see my state of Connecticut receiving that many Californians. Please do a video of how many New Yorkers all fifty states received ever since the pandemic started.
Please do a video of all of the people that moved to California from these states earlier. I was born in California. I am a second generation Californian. My roots go back to 1932. I can't move home because all of these people from these states moved to my home and I can't live in my home any longer. So stop complaining. I am from California. I will probably move to Texas. I would much rather live at home, but I can't because of all of the Texans that moved to California decades ago. I say tough. I can't move home, which I want to do. I can't get what I want, so I have no sympathy that they can't get what they want.
Im born and raised in California and im one of the few that is NOT a Liberal i am very conservative and would love to move to Tennessee, so maybe one day
@Broken Tower When Ca was red it was growing and housing was cheap! Now since you liberals have taken over most of the government here it SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Born and raised in Cali but moved out to the desert over 30 years ago. Most of my neighbors are from California too. No bumper to bumper traffic where I live.
Massachusetts was great until we traveled and enjoyed the whole state, then there was nothing left for me there. Great history, and I loved it all for the 7 years I lived there, but wouldn't move back ever! Nor would my husband who was born and raised there. He lived there for 40 years and doesn't miss it at all.
@@valtracy17 well, the weather here certainly sucks, but I’m always finding something new to see and do here )0(well, maybe not during the pandemic m but you know what I mean)
@@ecurewitz Massachusetts is a beautiful state. But it's too blue for my blood. Since we have family that still live there & Maine we will always visit. But just can't live there.
hey, been a subscriber from sometime now, love the shows! i just wanted to chime and and say that a lot of the people "moving" to South Dakota might actually just be changing their residence as a technicality for registration of an RV. Sounds a little weird but i did the RV thing for a little bit and i found out from other RVers that a lot of nomads us an address in SD to register their motorhomes as a way of taking advantage of the states lenient tax policies.
A friend from school moved to Iowa from CA over 40 years ago and is still there. He was and still is a hardcore environmental activist. I think he believed that Idaho could use his "help." I'd guess he would have to be one of the original, dreaded Californicators.
@@noyopacific dreaded by most of the locals, sadly. I’m a local who loves the growth, there are actual things to do in Boise now. Sadly the growth is pricing out most of the locals too so it’s a catch 22. I love that your friend is an environmentalist in Idaho, I wish there were more here to stop our governor from tearing up mountains for a literal gold mine!
That's an interesting perspective to hear. I also feel that way about people who moved to california. Why did they move here when it's so much more expensive than where they're coming from? I mean sure there are a lot of high-paying jobs but nowadays you don't actually have to be in California to get those jobs. My oldest brother and his wife and son moved to Idaho about 5 or 6 years ago and their life really got so much better since they moved there as $15 an hour was enough for my brother just for them to buy a house in 2 years while over here $15 an hour is just barely enough to get by. The reason Californians moved to Idaho primarily is because it's way more affordable although I'm sorry to say I'm aware that the cost of living is now going up in Idaho as a result. Another reason California has moved to Idaho I've heard is actually because Republican votes just don't matter in California and there are Republican strongholds in California like Anaheim or the Central Valley or some parts even more north than what you would normally consider Northern California. So actually the majority of people from California who moved to Idaho are Republicans who feel like their vote just doesn't count.
I live in California, Orange County to be exact and it’s so expensive here! I have contemplated moving to Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Montana..pretty much anywhere else lol
10:20 A lot of Californians have roots in OK, just two or three generations back. Hawaii - where you go if you have money and think the weather in California sucks.
My roots are in California. Not only was I born there, my mother was born there in 1932. I now live in Vegas. It is hell on earth. I would like to move home, but can't, because all of these out of work out of staters moved to California in the 70s and 80s. They are perfectly free to move to the states they are from, so I can move home!
Two things caused me to chuckle - On Michigan, I worked in the service industry and heard Californian guests remark "We didn't even know this place existed" Secondly, the 38,000 folks leaving TX for CA - the county I live in has 25,000 ppl, that'd be like my whole county moving - wow
Very insightful video Mr.Briggs!, I was curious to know how many Californians moved to Virginia I figured we would be in the 20’s but I didn’t expect it to be as high in terms of where we ranked on the list. I reckon most of the Californians that moved to Virginia live in and around the D.C. metro or maybe even the capital Richmond and the metro area, any who take care of yourself Briggs!.
In Bozeman, Montana the Californians have driven up the average price of homes to $800,000. The locals are moving away, because they can not afford to buy a home anymore.
I’m surprised at the numbers of people moving to CA! Why?! Weather? I moved to NC in late 2019. We’ve been hearing about loss of population in CA and surprised this list doesn’t show more. Good job! 👏👏👏
Anyone moving to CA for the weather has not checked the news in the last decade. Lakes drying up due to drought, wildfires eating up whole towns, and 115 on the regular. When I moved from CA to the midwest in 2016 it was 116 degrees in town and 106 degrees an hour into the mountains on the first leg of the drive. Good luck with that heat, y'all.
Ah, the people from NY more then make up for them . "If I hear that is not he way we do it in NY " I am going to say Go the frack back then.. I am so glad I am retired.
A lot of military related personnel move from CA to “back home”. I know two Air Force families just recently left CA to Arkansas. Another a few years ago to Tennessee...
They probably don’t count ... unless you change your home of record. When military personnel move they move on orders and don’t really count as residents of their new home. But I could be wrong on this .
Many wives change their home of record with every PCS. Plus, moving from Virginia to California (San Diego) and back again happens all the time! The Virginia numbers are extremely skewed!
Native Californian here. Left California a few years for grad school and life just happened. I always thought I'd move back afterwards but that hasn't happened (or will happen any time soon). I'm very glad to have experienced different ways of life (good, bad, and just downright depressing) because it has helped me gain a bigger perspective of our society. With everything going on and knowing just how rough it is for young professionals to survive in my home region, it's hard for me to want to move back there. Maybe in a few decades but for now, I'm happy moving around a little and experiencing new places, people, and regional cultures.
I moved from Oregon to PA for grad school 40 years ago and then got a job in PA. Now I can't afford to move back, and I don't think I want to anyway--housing and cost of living are way too high, there's way too much traffic, & little towns like Bend have become huge, ugly cities with air pollution haze. Plus, Oregon seems to be running out of water.
Bet the # of RV nomads leaving CA in droves is pretty high too. I'm a CA native & in the past 20+ years it's just become too dang expensive to live here unless you're pulling in at least a high 5 figures. America's present 'Death by a Thousand Cuts' economy is a nationwide problem, but it's particularly egregious in CA. The current cost of living is out of reach for more & more people.
I love how wonderfully you worded this. It indeed has become a nationwide problem. This has also highlighted a massive problem when you actually observe the country upfront: This country is HUGE. An understatement. And I’d say about 1/3rd of the states are borderline empty despite being bigger than many countries (the Midwest for the most part). Why does no one want to live in those places? I understand minorities and indigenous peoples wanting nothing to do with those places (my own family survived the Tulsa massacre of the 1920s and made a vow to never come back. My great-great grandparents were clothesmakers/tailors and relatively well off because of it. Great-great grandfather got lynched and grandma drove down to Texas before settling in Mexico and then I got my butt up north for college 😅). Anyways, why does everyone else avoid the midlands if the goal is to have affordable housing, community, and jobs? Why can’t these be made there? The big takeaway from the Briggs videos as well as most videos like these here is that the cost of living is piping hot in the outer edges of the country (including TX) and that the desired mentality, education, and sociability is in those regions but lacking for the most part in the midlands (or simply not an option for about 25% of people due to fear because of the large number of hate groups in the midlands). Something’s gotta give soon I think. I just hope not a crash like the 1929 crash.
I think 2020 is going to throw these numbers WAY off. It's going to be interesting to see how many people that moved away to work remotely STAY away. Anyway, as a native Californian, I guess the upside could be a lot less people on the roads.
Yep. When I was born and was growing up in California, there were 10 million people and it was heaven on Earth. Now, after years of mostly midwestern immigrants piling in relentlessly, we have 30 million more people than we can handle. I'm glad some of them are finally leaving and other states can now experience WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH SINCE THE 1960s.
Recently Oklahoma had, and it still may be in effect, a $10,000 relocation program for people that could work remotely (we assumed it was for in person jobs as well).
Yes, it's in Tulsa. I would not recommend Oklahoma to those who want to live in a big city though. It's pretty boring here and there's not much to do. But if you enjoy a very low cost of living in the middle of tornado alley then come on in.
I think it's pretty clear which political way you lean. But, I just want to say THANK YOU for doing your best to keep politics out of your videos. It's a shame you have so many people that watch your videos have to continually make political comments EVEN THOUGH you are trying to do just the opposite. It's also a shame that you say at the end of every video "Be nice to each other' but somehow you have so many people coming in with their miserable attitudes where they just CANNOT be nice. I appreciate you and your videos, Briggs. Thanks!!!
I am a Texan who wishes they would stay on the west coast. My daughter had to pay 20% over asking price in Austin to get a house. It is ridiculous. They can come here and pay cash. Driving our housing market up and we don't like it. Our taxes are high enough.
We have to stay in CA instead of moving back home to central TX where our families are. RE taxes for our daughter in Austin were $17k last year, more than triple our CA property taxes, even adding state income tax.😬
You ought to try to buy a home in California! It goes both ways. People move around, I will never be able to afford a home in my home town because of Oprah, ellen, and all the other gross elites. Dumps in Santa Barbara are over a million. The natives didn't do that. I live in the Ca desert. It's a beautiful place, but I see them coming! Comps will go up but so will traffic. It's a tough pill no matter where you live i guess. Have a great day in Texas! Take care!
Am multi generational Californian (part native American!) and am in my 70's, yes we have a mess. Largely due to the continual influx for decades. Frankly am glad many are leaving. There is an old adage that says (roughly) "what Cal is today, the rest will be tomorrow." A large percentage of those leaving are only going back to where they came. Thank you!
You hit the nail on the head, the problem is that many of us in other states don’t want to be anything like California. The average Californian has this air of superiority about them, and want to shove their ridiculous ideals down the collective throat of the Country.
@@jmsmeier1113 you realize what you said is a hypocritical statement right? It indicates a feeling of Superiority 🤦🏻♂️ also oh no wouldn't want people to spread ideals like "treat everyone like an equal and stop trying to take rights away from people based on your religious beliefs" the real radical shit
@@PrinceIsot I guess your entitled to your opinion regardless of how far fetched and ridiculous it is. Why are people flooding out of California? It’s because they are being taxed to death and crime is skyrocketing. How did this happen? Because idiot liberals elect leaders that pass idiotic laws and taxes. Now that the state is the most expensive crime ridden slum in the Country they want to move to greener pastures, the only problem is that they haven’t learned from their mistakes and want to bring their socialist views with them. Liberalism is like cancer, it destroys everything it touches and then moves on to destroy something else. I don’t candy coat my positions, and they have never changed, so I think you better look up the definition of hypocrisy, because like so many other terms, people like yourself misuse them.
I live in Florida, your right about New Yorkers moving to Florida. It seems like more people are trying to escape the northeast to Florida. I've talked to more people who moved from New York, Boston, Baltimore, Maine, DC than California. I have four neighbors that moved here during the pandemic last year from New York. Every now and then I meet someone from California but not often.(they can't stand the humidity) I say welcome the more the merrier.
I left California 30 years ago when our little town of 22,000 exploded to over 100,000 in less than 5 years. There were driveway shootings, an increase in rapes and murders. We were just starting our family and didn't feel safe walking down the street after dark. We moved to Montana and got the cold shoulder because of where we were from. Got over it and am a Montanan now. Our valley grew by 75,000 this past year and we are seeing the results. We started getting more graffiti, homelessness is growing, traffic is ridiculous. The 2 lane highway 93 runs all the way through to Canada, only spreading out in a few areas. It's like LA at rush hour in the Summer. I'm seeing the change into Washington state and Northern Idaho, which is probably even worse but are able to keep up with the growth better. I hadn't been there in over a year due to Covid, but I couldn't believe the number of new neighborhoods, almost exclusively apartments and condos, along the drive. How can so many be leaving California and it doesn't seem to make a dent in the population?
I think the reason so many Californians are moving to OK is because back in the dust bowl days many Oklahomans moved there as farm labor they are called Okies a derogatory term then because they were seen as cheap labor who will do anything for any price no matter how low so I suspect many Californians have distant family who lives here and the low cost of living along with growing industry and that’s why Oklahoma is a popular choice I think
I know guy from CA that used to complain endlessly about the state. He finally moved to the "Conservative Paradise" of Oklahoma. After 6 months he set up a "Go Fund Me" to try to raise money so he could move back to CA.
That's when my family came out. I visited the area my family was from a few years back lots of them in the graveyard. It was kinda spooky I have no desire to head back to Oklahoma but it's a pretty cool place
Thinking of moving?? May I suggest binging on Briggs as to increase your success in achieving a happier life!!! Visit with neighbors before buying a home too!!!
Actually that is what I was inferring too. For example 1700 moving from California to Indiana, with 1600 going the opposite direction. I would guess a lot of the 1600 were prior Californians moving back.
Honestly, the main draw for Texas for many years has been the cheap real estate, the plethora of jobs and (for some) conservative values. If housing becomes too expensive (which it is already in Austin) and the culture becomes liberal, then it will lose its appeal and be changed for the worse.
@@sarahdueybanks We would have to change all the cultures here. Self ownership , personal responsibility, financially sustainable and considerable sacrifices across the board would be required for a come back. On that day I’ll ride my pink unicorn under a sky filled with flying pigs 🐷
I doubt it most of our older citizens have the wealth to stay here. It's mostly middle aged families I would guess because the cost of living is high and there's literally no affordable housing unless you like living in dangerous, dirty, old cities. 2 income families have a hard time keeping it together here.
I live in Redding California and I see multiple Idaho, washington, and Oregon license plates every single day. We laugh about it all the time. We figure it's just people coming back to see family and friends. All states have problems. Far Northern California is as nice as anywhere. Our government sucks but the area is worth it.
I would've loved to move up north. But then I remember they gotta deal with SoCal bullshit ass lawmakers. So I decided to do a job transfer to VA for the time being haha. Same Beautiful wildlife, commonwealth laws aren't as extreme as California.
Live down the road in Butte County. Only thing I hate about North State are the wildfires. Been in this area since 2008 and I can count on about three fingers the summers/falls we haven't had some massive wildfire nearby. I'm pretty damned tired of it.
@@jeffmorse645 I'm a native of the north state the 1st 18 years of my life were spent in Siskiyou County. Left to go to school I've been working my way back to "home" but landed In Redding in 2000. That's where I stalled out. Wildfires are just kind of a way of life for me I really don't pay much attention to them anymore but the last few have gotten my attention half the town I grew up in is now gone.
@@jakef1977 I lived in the Central Sierra much of my life. I can remember when wildfires weren't such a big deal. Since I moved up north its been off the scale. I mean, in my county the last three years 100 people have died and 18,000 homes were destroyed between the Camp Fire and the Bear Fire. Its ridiculous. Even before that there were fairly major fires in the East Foothills of Oroville about three different summers. Its just getting to be too much.
@@jakef1977 I went to Mount Shasta High School, but now live and work in Texas. I want to retire in Siskiyou County, but I don't want California to tax all of my pensions and investments. I miss the mountains - LOL
@@sleepycalico As long as you learn how to drive like us first! Haha. I feel like Oregonians have always complained about Californians. It's tradition around here.
@@rumblingcds Oh, I know! I take it in good humor. And it's true about the driving! Every time I'm in SF I drive like an aggressive maniac. I heave a sigh of relief and exit maniac-mode as soon as I am out of SF. lol
We have room to expand in Texas but being at the top of this list is definitely something we are not proud of. Tell the skinny jeans nation to go home.
LOL! Bruh skinny jeans are so last year now is short baggy jeans up to your ankle. That aside all those hipsters wanna be liberals come from other states trying to be Models, bloggers, actors, entrepreneurs, IG famous, producers and RU-vidrs. So it's your turn to take the hipsters since we did already.
There are a ton of people in California with family roots in Oklahoma (like me). That's why there's so much migration to there. I have cousins there who are always telling me to come on back.
