Houston No. 1 U.S. city to relocate to for third year in a row.

Houston is the No. 1 U.S. destination city to relocate to for the third year in a row, a report from U-Haul International Inc. shows.

The report, titled “The 2011 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities,” ranks destinations for movers traveling more than 50 miles, U-Haul said in a statement. Data was compiled from more than 1.6 million U-Haul truck transactions in 2011.

Every U.S. city is considered for the report, regardless of size, though data is not stated as a percentage of population nor is it reflective of overall growth, U-Haul said.

Dallas and Austin also made the top 25 cities, and Plano and Fort Worth made the top 50.

The top 25 cities are:
• Houston
• Orlando, Fla.
• Las Vegas
• Chicago
• San Antonio
• Austin
• Atlanta
• Sacramento, Calif.
• Kansas City, Mo.
• Denver
• Philadelphia
• San Diego
• Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Phoenix
• Dallas
• Columbus, Ohio
• Tampa, Fla.
• Los Angeles
• Van Nuys, Calif.
• Costa Mesa, Calif.
• New York City
• Jacksonville, Fla.
• Indianapolis
• San Francisco
• St. Louis

Report from the Houston Business Journal

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