The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that, according to the 2010 census, "in-migration" from New Jersey to Pennsylvania is a burgeoning movement that accounted for 80% of the Keystone State's net gain last year of 25,770 residents from other states. In interviews with demographers, real estate agents, financial planners, and the recently relocated, tax savings, quality-of-life choices, and new commuting patterns emerged as the driving forces behind the influx. In terms of population increases, Pennsylvania is the undisputed leader in the Northeast. All but three states in the region – Pennsylvania, Vermont and New Hampshire – saw more people move out than in. In 2010, Pennsylvania's population was 12,577,555. That year, 235,580 out-of-staters arrived and 209,810 residents moved out, for an in-migration gain of 25,770 - the eighth-largest nationwide. The Pennsylvania counties most benefiting from state-to-state moves are: Pike and Monroe, within commuting distance of the New York metropolitan labor market; Northampton, Bucks, and Lehigh, within proximity to New Jersey's labor market; and York, Adams, and Franklin, within the Baltimore/Hagerstown metropolitan market.
If you are a New Jersey resident considering Bucks, Lehigh or Northampton counties for your next home, please call our New Hope office at 215-794-3227, and if the Philadelphia area is beckoning, our associates there would be happy to help you find the right neighborhood. That office number is 215-735-2225.
