Our ranking: Delaware’s a hotspot for online move searches and road rage

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Editor’s note: Delaware Business Now and other online sites receive a lot of releases that rank states on things ranging from favorite candy to taxes. Below are a couple of examples.

Delaware ranks a solid sixth when it comes to those seeking information on a possible move.

Research conducted by TexasRealEstateSource.com examined Google data of search terms frequently used by people interested in moving to another state. These terms were then combined to give each state a ‘total search score’ to discover which states with the highest level of interest.

South Carolina ranks highest as the state most interested in moving house this year.

The study revealed that Delaware has the seventh-highest search levels for the term ‘move house’ and is the second-highest searches state for the term ‘mortgage’, contributing to a search score of 512.

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As the authors noted, it will be interesting to see whether sharply higher mortgage rates will translate into fewer moves.

Move-in activity has been the strongest in Sussex County. For residents of high property tax states, like New Jersey, the real estate tax bill can be more than yearly mortgage payments for a Delaware home.

StateRankTotal search score
South Carolina1522
North Carolina2521
Arkansas3518
Georgia4517
Alabama5514
Delaware6512
Texas7510
Ohio8509
Kentucky9505
Indiana10504

A spokesperson from TexasRealEstateSource.com commented on the findings: “This year, we’ve seen fluctuations in house prices across America, which can easily lead to many thinking about relocating, downsizing or moving home.

This study provides interesting insight into which states are the most eager to move this year, and as house prices continue to shift, it will be interesting to see if these searches translate into sales.”

This study was conducted by TexasRealEstateSource.com, the one-stop source for Texas real estate.

Delaware high on road rage scale

If you move to Delaware, there is more of a chance of ending up in a road rage incident.

The Forbes Advisor team analyzed 10 key metrics from a survey of 5,000 U.S. drivers and found that Delaware drivers rank No. 10 when it comes to road rage.

Surprisingly enough, Utah, ranks rist with 58 percent of respondents reported that they have been on the receiving end of a rude or offensive gesture. Also 73% have been tailgated and 27% know of someone in their state that was injured due to road rage.

Equally surprising is Pennsylvaia’s 49th ranking, given the reputation of Philadlephia drivers.

See how Delaware and other states fared in the  full report.

RankStateTotal Score Out of 100
1Utah100
2Missouri99.62
3Colorado94.74
4Oklahoma92.86
5New Mexico91.17
6Nevada89.66
7Maryland89.29
8Indiana89.1
9Washington88.91
10Delaware88.72

Source: Forbes Advisor  Get the data  Embed  Created with Datawrapper


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