Last week we saw the leading states for U-Haul rentals. Today we’re looking at their top metro areas. According to the latest U-Haul annual Growth Index, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, is U-Haul’s leading 2024 Growth Metro. In addition, Charlotte, Phoenix, Lakeland and Austin made up the top five U.S. growth metros, seeing the largest net gains of one-way equipment rentals. U-Haul’s Growth Index was compiled from over 2.5 million one-way U-Haul truck, trailer and moving container transactions. Indeed…
“We are seeing unprecedented growth in the Dallas metro area, both within the city and also suburbs like McKinney, Plano and Addison…The cost of living is also extremely reasonable throughout the whole metro. Job growth has led to wages and earnings going up, and tax breaks have led to a lot of people moving to the area.” Said Sean Fullerton, U-Haul Company of South Central Dallas president.
2024 Top 25 U-Haul Growth Metros
| 1. | Dallas, TX |
| 2. | Charlotte, NC |
| 3. | Phoenix, AZ |
| 4. | Lakeland, FL |
| 5. | Austin, TX |
| 6. | Nashville, TN |
| 7. | Raleigh, NC |
| 8. | Palm Bay, FL |
| 9. | Houston, TX |
| 10. | Greenville, SC |
| 11. | Jacksonville, FL |
| 12. | Tampa, FL |
| 13. | Charleston, SC |
| 14. | Wilmington, NC |
| 15. | Sarasota, FL |
| 16. | Fort Myers, FL |
| 17. | Boise, ID |
| 18. | Richmond, VA |
| 19. | Bend, OR |
| 20. | Indianapolis, IN |
| 21. | Brownsville & McAllen, TX |
| 22. | Tyler, TX |
| 23. | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 24. | Spokane, WA |
| 25. | Springdale, AR |
* The metro areas of McAllen and Brownsville are combined for U-Haul analytic purposes.
Click here to read the full report at U-haul.
