Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,
Movers seek to reap the benefits of a friendlier housing market in Texas.
This data is a little stale. I suspect the trend may be greater now.
StorageCafe reports California to Texas Migration Intensifies
According to data from the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the number of people leaving the Golden State for the Lone Star State has grown by 36 percent between 2016 and 2021 while the migration stream from all other states to Texas did not change, rising a mere 0.1 percent. Californians accounted for a little bit more than 15 percent of persons migrating to Texas from other states between 2017 and 2021.
A starter home, according to the Census Department is priced in the bottom third of homes in the area.
California has the top 14 least affordable cities in the country to look for a starter home.
For discussion, please see The Starter Home Is No More, Even in Second Tier Markets