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Sarasota Named Top Spot To Move To

Sarasota makes Top 10 list for Penske Truck Rental's annual top rental reservations and one-way moves.

Sarasota is proving to be one of the top places to move to, according to one rental truck company's data.

Penske Truck Rental, based in Reading, Pa., today announced its annual list of top moving destinations within the United States and Sarasota landed as the 10th top place to move. Sarasota was No. 9 on last year's list.

This is the third straight year Penske released the ranking.

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The company said the list is compiled through online consumer truck rental reservations and through Penske Truck Rental call centers based on requests for one-way moves in 2012. 

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2012 Top 10 Moving Destinations:

The previous year’s ranking is noted in parentheses

1.    Atlanta (unchanged)

2.    Dallas/Fort Worth (4)

3.    Phoenix (2)

4.    Orlando (3)

5.    Chicago (unchanged)

6.    Houston (unchanged)

7.    Denver (unchanged)

8.    Seattle (unchanged)

9.    Charlotte, N.C. (10)

10.  Sarasota (9)


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