Californians are trading wildfires and income tax for rain and $154,000 tech salaries, according to a new report.
StorageCafe’s report found that approximately 140 Californians move to Washington state every day. In 2023 alone, 51,000 people moved to Washington, and 23,000 moved to King County specifically, which is where Seattle and Redmond – major U.S. tech hubs – are located.
Experts are citing economic opportunities in Washington as the main driver. Susan Curran, director of the University of Washington’ Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, expects the migration of Californians to Washington will continue at the current pace due to climate issues in California, which “will make portions of the state increasingly unlivable.”…