[justjim]

Recently I have read several articles about Retirees moving from Florida to other States. Some even going to States like Delaware, New York, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky and even midwestern states like Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. Some of this information on Facebook and other social media sites. Realtor.com just posted an interesting article on this topic “America’s Most Popular State For Retirement is Losing Its Edge”. Retirement states most popular to move to are the Carolina’s and Georgia.

Primary reasons for leaving the sunshine state: Too hot and humid, hurricanes, too crowded, cost of living, especially housing, insurance skyrocketing, etc. The fact there is no state Income tax didn’t seem a good reason to stay because many pensions not taxed anyway.

We recently had good friends (compared housing cost) and they chose North Carolina over Florida. They had visited The Villages a couple of times. Is Florida losing its edge? You can’t back a“yes”using statistics.