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Tampa and Jacksonville at #1 and #2 is mildly surprising given all of the "outside of Florida" love for Orlando. However the job economy is more conducive to those cities than Orlando (too many low-paying jobs there) and the rent to salary ratio in Orlando doesn't work for most. Tampa has always been a desirable option and hanging out in the top 5 for population gain, but Jacksonville is definitely the newbie and people are finally figuring out it's a great place to live with a decent cost of living, has a diverse economy, has the warmer and friendlier coastal vibe plus family-friendliness with good public schools (3 of 4 of their school districts are top 10 in the state).
I am patterning my life on the opposite strategy. When people leave an area in great numbers I see an opportunity. Also, I much prefer cold weather to hot, so I am just waiting for my opportunity to move north to the Great Lakes area (mainly, waiting for the right job).
low cost of living?????? Did you see the median home prices in most of those places? Midwest definitely has a lower cost of living.
I mean, Chicago is more or less the same as DFW and perhaps a tad bit more expensive than Houston (those three are all great bang for your buck cities in my opinion), but I cannot imagine other cities in the Midwest being absolutely cheaper than the majority of similar sized cities in the South.
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