Moving or relocating is the process of vacating one resience (or other fixed location, such as a business) and settling in a different one. A move can be to a nearby location within the same neighborhood, a much farther location in a different city, or sometimes a different country. Depending on the circumstances, it can be a happy or unhappy occasion for the person who is moving. On the Holmes and Rahe stress scale, change of residence is considered a stressful activity, assigned 20 points (with death of spouse being ranked the highest at 100).