People are fleeing California. Here's where they're plotting to move to.

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Californians are eyeing Las Vegas and Seattle as possible landings spots after leaving the Golden State.

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I'm a third-generation Californian who moved to Texas for a fresh start: 'I couldn't afford to live there anymore'

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Eric Hartnett moved to Prosper, Texas, in 2018.

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My mother gave me my $100,000 inheritance early. I struggled to pay my bills before — now I'm set up for life.

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Jillian Pretzel and her mom.

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She bought a house without using a realtor. Did you?

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About 12% of homebuyers in 2023 did not use a real-estate agent.

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A millennial nurse who moved from Tennessee to California said his new state is much more working-class friendly: 'I genuinely didn't know what a break was when I moved to California'

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Matthew, a millennial nurse, moved to central California.

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Los Angeles is defined by its deep-rooted car culture. Could the recent I-10 freeway fire make Angelenos rethink that relationship?

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In this aerial view, a key stretch of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles is empty due to a closure in the aftermath of a fire.

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This $70,000 backyard amenity isn't even for you — it's for your cat

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Left: A man stands with his arms crossed smiling. Right: a screened outdoor enclosure for cats with a scratching pole.
Alan Breslauer, left, launched the Southern California-based company Custom Catios in 2017. He specializes in indoor-outdoor enclosures for cats, like the one pictured right.

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Moving to Tulsa: 4 transplants share how the small city has changed their cost of living

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Laura Landers (left), Corinne Gaston (middle), and Michael Boyink (right) all moved to Tulsa through Tulsa Remote

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We moved from California to Texas and back to California after 4 years. Now we live in a mobile home park by the beach.

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Dan Otis and Mary Collins (left) moved from Coarsegold, California to Rosenberg, Texas in 2018. Four years later they moved back to California and now live in a mobile home in Santa Cruz (right).

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We're Gen Xers who left California to live in Spain. Now we work only 20 hours a week and save thousands every month.

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Jason Luban and Selena Medlen in Ronda, Spain.
Jason Luban and Selena Medlen in Ronda, Spain.

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