so why are so many Californians moving to Utah I paid to have a survey run from January through
April that asked people moving from other states why did you choose the state you're moving to and
what state are you from one group that stuck out it was Californians moving to Utah there was a
lot of them I don't know if that's an indication that in the future we're going to have more stats
showing that California is flooding Utah or it just happens to be they're the most vocal
who knows we'll find out but it does make sense Utah's been gaining popularity in recent years so
much so that the governor of Utah sent a letter to California's governor asking him to quit sending
people to Utah like he has any control over it but in today's video we're looking at the
reasons people gave for moving to or wanting to move to Utah 86 percent of the respondents
came from California but not 100 percent just so we're clear got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 lower cost of living that's right Utah has a pretty low cost living for an appealing
State compared to California it's a very low-cost living if you're moving from Mississippi Alabama
Arkansas it's going to be a little expensive but about 70 percent of the states in the Union Utah
is cheaper than some just a little but some like California a lot cheaper now obviously one of the
biggest parts of a lower cost living is lower housing costs normally I separate the two but
there was a lot of good answers here so cost of living and real estate are going together let's
focus on the real estate first we look at the average in late 2022 the average sale price of
a single family home was about five hundred and twelve thousand dollars I saw a few reports that
said it was like four ninety five thousand and then I saw some that were 540 000 but most reports
had them around 512 000 was the average sales price in California the average sale price is
about seven hundred and eighty thousand dollars now for you number nerds here's the median the
median home price in Utah is about three hundred fifty thousand dollars and that's compared to 750
000 in California the median rent in Utah is about twelve hundred dollars depending on where you go
but let's say you go to downtown Salt Lake City or Provo or something like that it's gonna be
higher but that's just the median price that's compared to California where it's about 2500.
number nine lower taxes yep Utah has no state income tax and its property tax is also lower
than Californians lower than a lot of States if you compare the overall to California the
average state and local tax burden in Utah is about 5.1 percent that's compared to about 9.3
percent in California it's funny how taxes work on people's opinions people from California that's
one of the number one things they're concerned with if you come from Tennessee taxes really
aren't on your radar they're on my radar I'm actually thinking about moving to Washington
because Oregon's killing me but if you're living in California paying taxes and you
want to feel less like you borrowed money from the mafia move to Utah The Vig ain't that steep
number eight better schools yeah that's a thing Utah has they really focus on
education they always have I mean from pre-k to a doctorate program at a social geography
instructor in college that was from BYU he went to BYU he's from Utah and he literally
said you have to really try not to get a decent education in Utah if you just break
it down to the graduation rate in Utah it's about 90 percent of high school students get
out with a piece of paper and that's compared to about 84 percent in California they put
more money into the schools and they're just not as crowded as most California
schools that's the biggest problem California doesn't have a terrible education system it's
just overcrowding I've mentioned it before on this channel that's why I left California that
was one of the main drivers my kids were in classrooms of students like 50 students for
a classroom that was actually built to have 35. the schools are also a lot safer in Utah
number seven safer communities yeah it's not just the high schools and the middle schools in the
elementary schools that are safer in Utah most the communities are a lot safer than most States
really not just California overall Utah is one of the top five safest states we have depending on
the study and depending on what year you know it fluctuates but they're always in the top five if
you look at the violent crime in Utah and you just compared to California the violent crime
rate Utah is 3.2 violent crimes for every 1 000 residents and that's compared to 4.4 for every 1
000 California residents I don't know if the stats on this one I tried to look it
up I couldn't find anything but a few years ago I was doing research on a Utah video and I came
across an article that showed Utah was the safest place to own a really nice car in the country
number six a growing tech industry Utah's always had some tech companies but in recent
years they've been making some moves to bring in bigger companies now not their headquarters
but there's some big companies that have giant facilities in Utah Adobe Google and Microsoft
ancestry.com is in Lehigh they have around four or five thousand employees I say four
or five thousand because with tech companies you know the month switches and they might
have a thousand less than they had last month or two thousand less I think in the
coming years though with all the people moving from Silicon Valley to Utah you'll
just see more tech companies moving out there and a lot of younger people with it
number five low unemployment rate Utah always has one of the lowest unemployment rates in
the country it's the Beehive State and it's not because they got a lot of beehives because they
work like they're in a beehive that was how the state got its nickname Community works together
and builds better things is their Theory and does better work they have a low unemployment
rate and a strong economy Utah's economy is growing at a faster rate than the national
average back in 2021 during the pandemic and all that when almost everyone was out
of work or a lot of people lose their jobs the unemployment rate in the United States
was like 6.7 same time Utah's was 2.6 that year in 2021 Utah added almost 70
000 jobs that was the most in the nation like I've said before you want to bring people into your
state have jobs for them and all of you in Utah that oh I don't want them to come in here taking
our jobs should these states shut the border to you if your industry moves someplace else everyone
always forgets that doors go both ways all the people that hate Californians move in your state
remember probably a decade or so everyone was moving to California and that had been going on
for decades and decades everyone was going there for jobs because places like Nevada Utah Colorado
didn't have a lot of jobs now the pendulums swung the other way and they act like it's
the worst thing going on in the world it's never happened the other directions only Californians
number four strong sense of community now you don't have to be a Mormon to live in Utah but
their culture their history and their lifestyle kind of seeps into the communities and in a way
it makes them better people living in Utah whether they're Mormons or used to be Mormons or whatever
the case may be that's how this state got its start they have a reputation for having really
just decent people now I know we're gonna get a bunch of comments in the comment section about
how no they don't well that's your experience on average most people have good experiences
with the people of Utah when 90 of the population says that this is a great state friendly people
helpful people and you and a few other people think that it's not and they're just horrible
people I I think it's you not them with all that's going on in the country right now I
think uh it should be on everyone's list to find nicer people and stronger communities
number three Good Health Care Utah has some of the best health care in the country this is a major
draw for people who are looking for Quality Health Care you know retirees people with health problems
it's definitely a good option my personal opinion I still think the Raleigh Durham that area I think
that's one of the best in the country this is not bad the entire state of Utah is doing pretty good
when it comes to Health Care the Utah Health Care system has a higher than average number of doctors
and hospitals per capita and they're always ranked in the top ten when it comes to States Health Care
number two better quality of life yeah a lot of people are moving to Utah for a better quality of
life now quality of life brings all the things we've talked about and bundles it up into one
package better schools better communities better crime rates good paying jobs you can actually
afford to put a roof over your head but that's not it it also includes what's going on Outdoors
do they have things to do outdoors that lifts people's spirits that raises the quality of life
and in Utah you got a bunch of stuff now reality California is probably one of the better ones but
Utah is very unique in a few different ways Utah is home to some of the most beautiful scenery in
the country in five national parks including Zion National Park Bryce Canyon National Park
arches Capitol Reef and they have Canyonlands National Park I also have a relative that says
you gotta go see Dark Canyon wilderness sounds like a movie but it's actually a place in Utah
California has the most national parks with nine Alaska comes in second with eight and
Utah is number three with five national parks Colorado only has four one thing I like about
Utah and their national parks this State it's they're clumped kind of together in a way part
of the reason is Utah is the 13th largest state California is the third largest state and their
national parks are spread out all over the place Utah's are down towards the southern end of the
state with arches being up by Grand Junction Colorado right there by the border then you got
Canyonlands Capitol Reef Bryce Canyon and then finally down near St George Utah you have Zion
National Park overall Utah is considered to have one of the highest quality of lives in the nation
this course is going to be up for debate but it's normally in the top ten on just about every poll
all right before we get to number one if you're thinking about moving to Utah
or any state there's a link for home and money in the description area below it's
a website that helps you with all the things including getting you in touch
with the realtor in whatever area you're going to move to alright on to number one
and number one it's not Arizona Idaho or Nevada yes that's a thing a lot of people
leaving California and other states have seen Arizona Idaho and Nevada kind of play out they've
been popular for a long time and when too many people move to a certain area you see it kind of
Shifting now I feel the same things going on with Texas right now people are choosing other places
because everyone's moving to Texas so they just feel like it's going to get too crowded and they
pick someplace else you toss the next up on the list apparently and that's just for every state
not just California but Californians have been moving to Arizona Idaho Nevada for a very long
time couple decades now those have been the three most popular states and then Texas came
in about a decade ago and it got really popular there in recent years those ones have started
to slow down on their growth from other states and Utah's picking up steam now this is based
off 2022 numbers and I will say Idaho looks like they're gonna start picking up again
2023 numbers are pretty high for Idaho we'll see how it shakes out at the end of the year
alright that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it hope you got some
information out of it now go out have a great day and be nice to each other