North Port’s on the rise. If you’ve been in the area for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed. Now even U-Haul’s calling it out.
According to their latest study, North Port landed second place among the nation’s fastest-growing cities, just behind Ocala. Florida basically dominates the list, with Panama City, Daytona Beach, St. Augustine, Fort Lauderdale, Clermont, and Kissimmee all making the top ten. Only Myrtle Beach in South Carolina and McKinney, Texas, broke Florida’s streak.
So how does U-Haul figure all this out? Simple: they track where people rent their moving trucks and where those trucks end up. Every year, they look at over 2.5 million one-way rentals across the U.S. and Canada. Their “Growth Index” doesn’t directly measure population or economic numbers, but it’s a solid way to see which places are drawing new residents and hanging onto them…