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New Research From UC Berkeley Reveals Who Is Leaving California in 2026, Where They Go, and Whether it Pays Off

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (BERKELEY) NEWS -- Today, a new report released by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) finds that Californians who leave the state tend to relocate to substantially more affordable communities, and are more likely to become homeowners in the years that follow. CPL researchers used anonymized credit bureau data (spanning from 2016 to 2025) to follow individuals before and after they move and compared the financial picture of movers with similar Californians who remained in place.

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