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I am from CT. Know 2 people just moved down there and 2 more plan to move down to Florida. Also a lot of clients are moving down to Florida for health reasons. I love the sun and hot weather, but worry about COL & pay.
Based on the population of Florida in 2012:
36% were Florida natives
23% were born outside the US
South
2% were born in Georgia
1% were born in each Alabama, Virginia, Texas
<1% each born in Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, other Southern states
Northeast
8% born in New York
3% born in Pennsylvania
2% born in New Jersey
2% born in Massachusetts
<1% each born in Connecticut, Maryland, DC, Maine, West Virginia, Rhode Island, other Northeastern states
Midwest
3% born in Ohio
2% born in Michigan
2% born in Illinois
1% born in Indiana
<1% each born in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, other Midwest states
West
1% born in California
<1% each born in Colorado, other Western states
I live in Michigan and it seems that most of the people that I know who moved to Florida were either older, retired people who stayed, or younger families who ended up moving back after a year or two.
Sometimes it takes moving away to see what you had where you lived. We didn't move to Florida, but we moved to Arizona several years ago and it only served to make us appreciate what we have here. We moved back after a short time and won't leave again, for Florida or anywhere else.
We might winter somewhere warmer from January-March when we retire, but it won't be Florida. To each their own, but I don't like Florida and would not want to live there. It's too crowded, and I love places with historical architecture and lots of interesting American history attached to them. To me, 90% of Florida feels like it was built after 1950 (St. Augustine and Key West are rare exceptions but much too touristy) and it is WAY too crowded and getting worse everyday, hence the subject of this thread.
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Based on the population of Florida in 2012:
36% were Florida natives
23% were born outside the US
South
2% were born in Georgia
1% were born in each Alabama, Virginia, Texas
<1% each born in Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, other Southern states
Northeast
8% born in New York
3% born in Pennsylvania
2% born in New Jersey
2% born in Massachusetts
<1% each born in Connecticut, Maryland, DC, Maine, West Virginia, Rhode Island, other Northeastern states
Midwest
3% born in Ohio
2% born in Michigan
2% born in Illinois
1% born in Indiana
<1% each born in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, other Midwest states
West
1% born in California
<1% each born in Colorado, other Western states
Since Florida has such a high population, and many states have a smaller one in comparison, I find it more illuminating to see what percentage of people born in each state move to Florida.
New York: 8%
Connecticut: 6%
New Jersey: 6%
Rhode Island: 6%
Georgia: 5%
Massachusetts: 5%
New Hampshire: 5%
Vermont: 5%
Illinois: 3%
Kentucky: 3%
South Carolina: 3%
Virginia: 3%
Florida really is mostly a Northeastern thing. I'm guessing that Georgia and Alabama are inflated so high in large part because they border Florida, and many people end up moving across a single state line in their life. Florida isn't as big for the Midwest, although the "near Midwest" states of OH, IN, MI, and IL at least have moderately high levels.
I'm still puzzled at those who say the weather is bad in the Northeast for 6-7 months out of the year.......
Are you serious??
Its more like 3-4 months out of the year (if that even) that its unpleasant to be outdoors in most of the Northeast, which is not any longer than it is in Florida---just that that timeframe is in the summer vs the winter up north.
Like I said, CT is still colder overall than I wish it were, but most, if not all of Fla, is way too hot and humid for too long. Washington DC, VA or maybe NC would be ideal, and while they can, and do, get just as stifiling in the summer as Fla, the HUGE difference is that it only lasts until September.
Location: Lake Mary, FL (previously Long Island, NY)
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I'm still puzzled at those who say the weather is bad in the Northeast for 6-7 months out of the year........
It's too hot most of July & August and it's too cold November through March, that's 7 months. I'd rather be too hot from June to September and be able to enjoy winter without freezing my a*s off
I'm still puzzled at those who say the weather is bad in the Northeast for 6-7 months out of the year.......
Are you serious??
Its more like 3-4 months out of the year (if that even) that its unpleasant to be outdoors in most of the Northeast, which is not any longer than it is in Florida---just that that timeframe is in the summer vs the winter up north.
Like I said, CT is still colder overall than I wish it were, but most, if not all of Fla, is way too hot and humid for too long. Washington DC, VA or maybe NC would be ideal, and while they can, and do, get just as stifiling in the summer as Fla, the HUGE difference is that it only lasts until September.
You don't get the same sea breezes in DC or parts of VA as you get in most parts of FL. In the summer, it rains almost every day and brings temps to low 70s, also you get high concentrations of clouds so the UV index is not constantly 10+.
It's too hot most of July & August and it's too cold November through March, that's 7 months. I'd rather be too hot from June to September and be able to enjoy winter without freezing my a*s off
Right. It's just not that, it's also the emotional impacts. November-mid April there is no vegetation up north, all the trees and plants are bare, and that's when it's also most overcast. Also, up north days are shorter. Your average worker that works 9-5 is wakes up and the sun hasn't risen, and usually by the time to get home (even before that) it's still night time. Then add the cold on top of that.
Let's take the summers down south. Yes, they are hot and humid, but at least you still have vegetation and it's sunny. You might be indoors, but at least it's not depressing to look outside. The days are longer down south as well during winter, and while not as long as up north, the sun is up by the time you wake up and by the time you get out of work (ALL YEAR LONG). Also, you can still do the same activities that you were doing in the more comfortable months, only you have to do them in the morning and evening.
Winter tends to be a harder season to deal and it goes beyond the cold.
Location: Lake Mary, FL (previously Long Island, NY)
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Right. It's just not that, it's also the emotional impacts. November-mid April there is no vegetation up north, all the trees and plants are bare, and that's when it's also most overcast. Also, up north days are shorter. Your average worker that works 9-5 is wakes up and the sun hasn't risen, and usually by the time to get home (even before that) it's still night time. Then add the cold on top of that.
Let's take the summers down south. Yes, they are hot and humid, but at least you still have vegetation and it's sunny. You might be indoors, but at least it's not depressing to look outside. The days are longer down south as well during winter, and while not as long as up north, the sun is up by the time you wake up and by the time you get out of work (ALL YEAR LONG). Also, you can still do the same activities that you were doing in the more comfortable months, only you have to do them in the morning and evening.
Winter tends to be a harder season to deal and it goes beyond the cold.
YES!!!!!! I get horribly depressed in the winter, my husband has to practically drag me out of the house from December to March. And I totally agree that working 9-5, being stuck inside all day and barely getting to see the sun five days a week for almost five months is absolutely dreadful.
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