U-Haul Migration Trends: 2026 Midyear Report

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 29, 2026--

It’s crystal clear where the older generations are moving so far in 2026: southern destinations.

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It’s a mixed bag for the younger generations though, with a few prominent out-migration states like California and New York witnessing a welcome uptick in arrivals from Gen Z.

It’s the busy summer moving season, when roughly half of all residential moves in the U.S. occur every year between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.

U-Haul ®, the industry leader in DIY moving and home of the 1-Year Storage Price Lock, facilitates millions of one-way transactions annually through accessible, affordable mobility solutions.

Analyzing 52 weeks of customer moves including the first six months of 2026, U-Haul data indicates the renter’s generation, or stage of life, plays a vital role in where their moving truck, trailer, or U-Box ® moving container is going.

Sorting by generation groups and based on each state’s net gain or loss of one-way U-Haul equipment from July 2025 through June 2026, the data shows:

Visit the U-Haul Growth Index site for midyear migration trends summaries on every major U.S. metro with a population greater than 1 million (per the U.S. Census) to see where each age group in those markets is moving in 2026.

Here is a further breakdown of generational relocations on a national scale:

BOOMERS (born 1946-64)

Top U-Haul net-gain states (July 2025-June 2026)

Top U-Haul net-gain metros (July 2025-June 2026)

GEN X (born 1965-80)

Top U-Haul net-gain states (July 2025-June 2026)

Top U-Haul net-gain metros (July 2025-June 2026)

MILLENNIALS (born 1981-96)

Top U-Haul net-gain states (July 2025-June 2026)

Top U-Haul net-gain metros (July 2025-June 2026)

GEN Z (born 1997-2012*)

Top U-Haul net-gain states (July 2025-June 2026)

Top U-Haul net-gain metros (July 2025-June 2026)

* Customers must be 18 to rent a U-Haul truck and 16 to rent a U-Haul trailer

Florida is the lone state with a top-10 net gain among all four generations. Texas ranks very high for everyone but Boomers, while Idaho makes it on three lists.

Millennials account for the most one-way U-Haul transactions, followed closely by Gen X. Those generations total more than 60% of rentals.

Metro areas like College Station, Gainesville, Lubbock, Lexington, Tallahassee, Manhattan (Kan.), Champaign, Madison, and Baton Rouge show sizeable gains among Gen X contract holders, indicating many parents help their university-bound children move.

Check back at year’s end for the eagerly awaited U-Haul Growth Index reports and rankings identifying the top growth states, metros and cities of 2026.

Find the 2025 recap and more U-Haul migration trends reports and rankings at uhaul.com/about/migration.

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 25,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 204,800 trucks, 136,600 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul, which offers rate transparency to self-storage customers through its 1-Year Price Lock, is the third largest storage operator in North America with 1,136,000 rentable storage units and 99 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from theApp StoreorGoogle Play.

What generational group you belong to likely plays a role in where you are moving -- and why. Analyzing a year of one-way customer moves, including the first six months of 2026, the U-Haul midyear migration trends report indicates the renter’s generation (i.e. stage of life) is a determining factor in where their moving truck, trailer, or U-Box container is going.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Tucker Kraft and the Green Bay Packers haven’t agreed on a contract extension just yet, but the star tight end and his team are on the same page regarding the timing of a new deal.

The sooner, the better.

“I think it would be best,” Kraft said following the Packers’ first practice of training camp on Wednesday, “if we got it done as soon as possible.”

Kraft later detailed why time is of the essence.

“I think the best chance for Green Bay to win a Lombardi (Trophy) is with me on the field as well," Kraft said. "That’s people under the front office telling me that and the importance of us getting this deal done in a timely fashion. But ultimately, like I’ve said over and over again, I’m just so grateful to be a part of this organization, and I would like to keep it that way.”

Kraft is on the physically-unable-to-perform list after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Nov. 2 during a 16-13 loss to the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field, ending his 2025 season.

He didn't take part in practice Wednesday, but did run routes and catch passes on his own with a team staffer while his teammates worked at the other end of Ray Nitschke Field.

Kraft was one of nine players who didn't practice while on the PUP list, a group that included All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons (knee), backup tight end Luke Musgrave (neck) and starting defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (knee). Starting left guard Aaron Banks was activated off the PUP list and practiced.

“I was very eager,” Kraft said of watching practice. “I wanted it to be my turn all the time.”

Kraft caught 32 passes for 489 yards and six touchdowns in just eight games last year. Kraft made the case during the offseason that he was the NFL’s best tight end at the time of his injury.

His best game of the season came the week before the injury, when he caught seven passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns from quarterback Jordan Love in a 35-25 victory at Pittsburgh.

Kraft said last month that he intends to play in the team’s Sept. 13 season opener at Minnesota without any snap-count restrictions, and general manager Brian Gutekunst said Wednesday that he believes Kraft is trending toward practicing “sooner rather than later,” although he didn't provide a timeline.

“Even when he’s not ready for the team (periods), the more individual work he can get done with Jordan is going to be important for him as he heads into the season,” Gutekunst said.

“Obviously, we want to be protective. He’s coming off a major injury and he’s still at about that 8 1/2-month mark. But the way he looks, you’d think he’s ready to go.”

Asked if he feels an urgency to get Kraft’s extension done after inking three other key players — defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt and wide receivers Christian Watson and Jayden Reed — to long-term extensions, Gutekunst said those deals were done knowing Kraft’s would be done next.

“There’s been discussions. Certainly both us and him (feel) it’s in the best interest to try to get something done, but these things take time,” Gutekunst said. “We’ve gone through a bunch of extensions this summer, kind of knowing this was going to be the one (to do) right about now.

“We have a little bit of time because he’s just not there yet (physically), but I would expect hopefully that would get done. But you never know how they’re going to go.”

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Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft rides a bike to practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)