[Muncle]

I would think it extremely difficult, nigh on impossible, to duplicate TV in other states. First of all, the other location would have to have something akin to the Community Development District concept. Secondly, the area must have sufficient "affordable" land that is not so remote as to be impractical, e.g., the mountains of Montana or the high desert of New Mexico. Seemingly, it would have to be as close to major population centers as we are to Orlando and Tampa Bay while having smaller cities like Ocala and Leesburg nearby. Thirdly, it must have attractive weather. Nobody is going to flock to an area that's uninhabitable for months at a time, especially for people of our advanced years. :yikes:

Without the CDD concept, a developer would need mucho, mucho millions in seed money to get something like this started. Additionally, this area has a fairly deep pool of affordable labor, much more affordable than California. Today the unemployment rate for Sumter County is ungodly low, but when TV started, unemployment was high and there was little competition for workers.

Another factor is the drawing area. So many of us are late Depression, WWII, and early boomer babies who were born and spent our lives in the northeast and upper midwest. Relatively few TVers come here from the left/ :redface: oops / west coast or mountain states. Florida is a natural migration for us. I would be a huge jump for most Yankees, Buckeyes, or Hoosiers to relocate to Arizona. I know that's kind of a weak point, but I do believe it has an impact on the success of TV. And Florida is a much more natural destination for our many expats.

And, of course, our cost of living compares very favorably with anything on either FL coast and especially California. Don't know about Arizona.