It’s not Mexican Halloween. Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a 2-day celebration that coincides with All Saint’s Day (November 1) and All Souls’ Day (November 2). Both those Catholic traditions center on communing with departed ancestors. But the belief that ancestors visit their living family members at this time actually […]
Johnson City is the #1 thriving college town everyone wants to move to, with three times more searches for moves in than moves out. Southern Appalachian college towns dominate the top 10. Lawton, OK, is the college town where homes are most affordable. College towns are used to student relocations when new students typically arrive […]
Among Asian Americans, Kamala Harris leads opponent Donald Trump by 33%. That advantage likely extends to crucial swing states like Pennsylvania, where voter turnout of this group could create a pathway to the White House. Using data from the moveBuddha Moving Cost Calculator, we examined user searches for moves into and out of Pennsylvania since […]
If you dig out your Georgia peach cobbler recipe every summer or dream about Ohio Buckeye peanut butter balls in the fall, you may understand the benefits of putting down roots in a state you adore. On top of offering up the foods you crave, sticking around one state can add to your support network […]
Search data from moveBuddha’s moving cost calculator shows Americans are exercising more prudence amid economic and political uncertainties. So far in 2024, relocating Americans are less likely to make cross-country moves with trucks-full of belongings than they have been in previous years. Searches made between January to June 2024 in the moveBuddha Moving Cost Calculator […]
Hollywood has long had a vision of what a great American town looks like. From It’s a Wonderful Life to Pleasantville, the cities emblazoned in our minds as nurturing spots to settle down and raise families all have a triad of things in common: single-family homes, low crime, and great schools. With the median home […]
It’s moving season. Which roads are being traveled between America’s biggest cities the most in 2024? It turns out that often depends on where you’re starting from. For example, more Philadelphians head to New York City than anywhere else, but Phoenicians look to the Windy City when the sun gets too hot to handle. However, […]
Will recent moves across state lines decide this year’s presidency? After all, just about 13% of Americans move yearly, and almost 20% are between states. According to our calculations, that means roughly 30 million Americans have moved to a new state since the 2020 election. Spread that across 50 states, and migrations can shift elections. […]
We crunched the data to uncover the travel patterns of snowbirds around the globe. Canadians prefer Mexico. Chicagoans flock to Scottsdale. What are other interesting travel patterns from cold cities to warm snowbird destinations? Which should you go to, to be with your people? We wanted to know which temperate cities are the preferred winter […]
