Florida attracting more new residents than any other U.S. state

Florida is attracting more new residents than any other state in America. Lester Holt speaks with some Floridians on why they decided to make the move and reports on how the state’s population is shifting.
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[@nlabanok]

Spent a decade in Florida....loved, LOVED being so close to the water. But, BUT, the downsides.....principally the collective goodwill of your neighbors and community members is LESS THAN ZERO. Hostile on the roads, hostile in homeowner association meetings, hostile in lines at restaurants....you face sheer hostility at every turn. Are there nice people....yes, but they are literally overwhelmed and eventually jaded by the huge # of a$$holes running around in the wild. Also, especially south Florida.....grifter and scamster central. It's as if every failed mobster moves to south Florida to try their hand as independent contractors. Seriously, it is a natural paradise but one that's been paved over and invaded by America's rudest and loudest. #nope

[@m.r.e.5731]

And guess where they come from?

[@ramencurry6672]

I’ve been to Florida. It’s kind of ok but personally I think New England is much nicer

[@m.r.e.5731]

@@ramencurry6672 And that is absolutely your right. I grew up in NY and spent a lot of time in CT, VT and MA, and yes, New England is indeed lovely. I just don't understand the STRONG, even outsized, reactions people have when they don't care for Florida. Politics aside. Your comment is delightfully polite and I thank you.

[@LUribe408]

Entitlement 😉

[@aarone9000]

​@@m.r.e.5731we had to purge them to someplace!

[@gfighter897]

“Quality of life” Me, a Floridian: “Give it a minute”

[@MOMO220]

with that salary , you will have quality wherever you go, right?

[@gfighter897]

@@MOMO220 No, lol. Even with a good salary you can still up with Florida man on your front lawn. The best places are expensive and most communities refuse to warm up to outsiders.

[@Teeveepicksures]

​@@MOMO220Money can only insulate you from so much.

[@IrateMoogle]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ZamBowskie]

Hurricane season is coming up... they'll learn.

[@DivineQueen813]

Florida is not the state people think it is. I live here in the Central region (Tampa) and it's sad here. So many families are homeless here living in hotels. People can't get any assistance because there is none. Extremely high rent. You can't even find a place to live. And no one cares. Until they are in the situation themselves (SMH). My message to anyone is save yourself the headache and go somewhere else. It's beautiful here but definitely not worth the stress.

[@doctorhouse597]

That’s why it’s not meant for everyone. High rent is there to keep the unwanted out.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

@@doctorhouse597 High rent is there to keep the middle class out. The same middle class that forges good communities and fosters good values.

[@jollyrodger5319]

Florida is a house of cards built on a sandbar how long do you think before it sinks

[@shaymalchione809]

You get what you vote for.

[@pantherlily2000]

Still better than what we are seein in California, NY, Chicago, etc

[@DrJonLubin]

As a fmr Floridian (5 gens of Florida, just moved a couple of months ago). Best decision I ever made. Hurricanes, increased prices, 0 walkability, and no real community areas are going to be a wakeup call for all the northerners and californians thinking Florida was a "value" Addendum: Have fun with "Citizens Property Insurance"...while it still exists lol.

[@LazyEyePolitics]

Ron D hasn't gutted it yet?

[@erickim3710]

You seem to be speaking some sense here. Care to share where you moved to?

[@grahamrobinson6533]

Hurricanes? Those high rises on A1A are going to start washing away like sand castles in the next decade.

[@Tsound1]

Florida is to retire... not for City people. Metro ppl are the worst and annoying

[@markjames7904]

Their gonna say it's all the Democrats fault when the receive that $15,000 home insurers Bill. Good for them! Never mind the increases each time a Hurricane shows up.

[@greghobbs1728]

I am a native. I have lived in Hollywood ( South Florida ), Carollwood ( Tampa ) & Seminole County ( Orlando) for 57 years. I am more indigenous than the Seminole tribe and I know what the true natives have lost, paradise, lost. In 50 years, mostly because out of state developers only cared about one thing, paradise has become a sinking, stinking toxic cesspool.

[@mikingperuanazo4556]

Could explain better what is exactly that one thing tha Florida lost? I didn't understand the paradise thing. And also, are you a native american from Florida or you are just kidding??

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

They took our jobs!

[@boldtaa]

As someone who is moving out of Florida after growing up here my whole life, y’all can have it.

[@joeycastaldo9297]

And don’t come back !

[@danielhuynh9368]

I have never understood people moving to these Sun Belt areas.

[@DMNNNAMR]

@@joeycastaldo9297 florida. the trashy springer baby state

[@m.r.e.5731]

No loyalty?

[@MohdFornah]

What state you moving too?

[@ladyd6375]

They will leave once they realize florida job market is trash

[@francismarion6400]

They bring their big New England pensions too!

[@Ronald-de9yj]

They all work remote.

[@mia1shooter]

Over 90% of people moving here already have online jobs

[@ladyd6375]

@Ronald that's ending companies want their employees back in the office, and those jobs are laying off

[@ladyd6375]

@mia1shooter trust me, they want be here long hurricane season is about to start they will be leaving

[@lighthouse1566]

Having moved 10 years ago from nyc to Naples I can tell you it was the worst decision I ever made. please know what you don’t pay in taxes you will end up paying in homeowners insurance and hurricanes. Plus 9 months of the year it’s swamp like weather extreme heat, humidity and mosquitoes.

[@michaelrivera2080]

Yes, I can agree however why did you choose Naples if you don't mind me asking? The humidity is bad and mosquitoes are a pain but I must say it beats the winters, your cars last alot longer, you save on clothing and food is relatively cheaper in comparison to NYC. Florida is definitely a challenge and not for everyone but if you can overcome the heat and yes the rain. You'll be ok. Perhaps moving more central Florida would eliminate those taxes and homeowners insurance.

[@keithwoods266]

Oregon has great weather and it’s great on the banged up body. There isn’t the sever weather changes like back east.

[@michaelrivera2080]

@@keithwoods266 I always wanted to visit Oregon. Would love to live there but how are jobs?

[@dandydoodigery9854]

Did you not do any research? How did you not know that? If you moved here 10 years ago and you own a home you are going to make a killing.

[@senkofam]

New york really sucks.

[@richardcogbill6791]

I know some Floridians who are moving out of the state due to the increased hurricane activity, the high home owner insurance rates, increased population problems and crazy politics. I guess all places in America have their good and bad points.

[@stavroslask1292]

And because they are liberals running away from a republican STRONGHOLD

[@dandydoodigery9854]

There are a lot of people also leaving to take advantage of the high home prices. The average home price here has exploded.

[@newkirk7591]

We live in florida and we are looking at texas.

[@workharder5923]

I know many Californians who are leaving California to move to Florida so there is that.

[@andrewbui8295]

@@workharder5923 as a californian, i don’t even mind. less people on the freeways.

[@rylandnunn596]

As a lifelong Floridian, please don't move here. It's not personal, I'm sure that you're great.

[@SN-bl6xm]

I don’t know anyone who would want to move to FL. I know a lot of people who would never go on vacation to FL. Me too.

[@tamehamehaprints3604]

lol u mahu kooks think u live in paradise... thats a funny one.. alohahahaha

[@PalBatey]

Who would want to move that swamp. After Disney's gone, there will be nothing left. And to the couple in the news clip who just moved there remember, you are immigrants.

[@Myers70]

You LIAR

[@Freiheit1232]

Same.... I feel like people who actually have jobs within FL should get first dibs on housing compared to these people with wages from NY or CA who can easily afford property here and we can't compete... Along with all the companies buying property here

[@davediamond7228]

people who are moving from California and new York to Texas and Florida would be surprised that per capita, the homicide rates are higher in the places they are moving to, then the places they are moving from.

[@niky2574]

At least it isn’t un affordable to live their

[@KevinStDenis1]

Hey Davy…. It seems what you Think vs actually Know are two very different things! Liberals 😂😂😂

[@angelmendez2211]

@@niky2574 Ha yeah right Florida is expensive to live too.

[@niky2574]

@@angelmendez2211 hey at least a 2 bedroom house is not. 1million dollars in florida

[@Betz711]

Great to live under a racist dictator of a governor! 😂

[@lindalanish9720]

I have been to Florida and have relatives in Florida. I do not feel comfortable walking my dog and being met by a alligator or python. However my biggest concern is living in a state that doesn't value my freedom of choice. Sunshine and a beach is not worth anything they have to offer. I will stay in my blue state THANKS

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

Ehh could be worse. You could live in Cali or NY. LA was by far the worse place I’ve ever visited in the US. They eliminated freedom of choice there in almost every aspect.

[@PatriotMike-sb9oj]

No, Thank You

[@LynxStarAuto]

As a Floridian since - 88, there is nothing but freedom out here? Not sure what you mean by lack of choice?

[@newkirk7591]

Been in florida over 20yrs, never ran into a gator or snake yet.

[@thebossman3894]

Lived here 47 years. Never saw a python.

[@bamajama13]

Im never setting foot in that god forsaken place ever again

[@Cooscoop]

Please don't. We don't want you here.

[@KevinStDenis1]

They don’t want you! Liberals … please stay OUT

[@Sturmavk]

And you won’t be missed. I bet you moved to Canada too when Trump got elected. We know you didn’t.

[@Cooscoop]

@@Sturmavk what language are you speaking?

[@Myers70]

Good, move back to your LIBERAL state

[@rajarshee01]

As a floridian i want to go out of florida now.. everything expensive now 😞

[@user-db4ke3if6t]

Lol basically every were is that's called inflation

[@joeyharper4976]

It's expensive now because of Democrats flooding there in record numbers.

[@sdflores7572]

Florida is no longer Florida, it use to be so calm and safe in the 80 and before. I remember the FL that people left their cars open and their house windows and doors open. The schools were so comfortable and the theme parks were so empty in the low seasons that locals would have the park for themselves. The health system was so efficient and faster, barely any hospital or doctors appointments waiting. The traffic was not even heavy and Sunday most of the day the road was empty. Nature was not a threat because wildlife was mainly perserved. All of those things are gone.

[@robertkarmando489]

80s and before?? You do realize that Ted Bundy was there in the 1970s?

[@foodiegal9923]

South Florida, cocaine, 80’s?? This place was the freaking Wild West back then! What part of Florida were you referring to?

[@ANonyMouse627]

That's what happens when the population increases. World population is going to keep increasing until about 2086

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

They took our jobs!

[@johndoe-ek6vl]

what an idiotic factiod to bring into the conversation.@@robertkarmando489

[@Oldwomaninthewoods]

Turn the country upside down, shake, and the MAGA fall in Florida.

[@shiftmotorsports9803]

One could say the same about the Left regarding California. Based on what I see and what i know about both states (as an impartial person), I'll take Florida

[@jtbrown51]

Proving every day why the left can't meme

[@JGB_Wentworth]

@@jtbrown51 lol go back to 4th grade

[@Skateandcreate9]

I like how maga is used to represent all white people now 😂 y’all are funny

[@WebSpotlight]

I’m in the VERY blue state of WA and I see WAY more MAGA people here than I do when I visit my home state of FL. The main issue is you’re assuming all people who disagree with you politically are MAGA. (Btw, besides my mother, every single other person in my immediate family, who ALL reside in FL, didn’t vote for Trump).

[@somnuswaltz5586]

Florida needs to be made into its own country and left to fend for itself

[@FemaleFullmetal]

Texas can go too

[@Butterfly-truth]

California too.

[@mumsyxc]

IOW: Florida, find yourself another country to be part of.

[@GoliathGrowler]

Please don't write off the few decent people living there just because it's suffering under a Republican majority now.

[@GoliathGrowler]

@@FemaleFullmetal What about the people living in that state who don't approve of Abbott's polices, but are in no position to move to another state? Should we write them off as unworthy of our empathy because they never took the chance to leave before things got this bad?

[@camaelyonzm.9601]

Stop moving here. We are full!

[@Y2M439]

Shut up

[@heatherwilliams3679]

Please don't come! We are full, and our ecosystems are being destroyed by the uncontrolled developments. It's sad to see all the land being cleared for all the rich families moving here. The working class cannot find a decent, affordable place to live because more well off northeners are buying up everything 😢

[@m.r.e.5731]

This comment deserves a lot more love. So true. The economy is pricing out all the support people who serve those who can afford to live here.

[@aristide1013]

I can't wait for these people to have a reality check, especially the ones with small children

[@robertdz2381]

right , it was the best decision to move here with a small child... no woke here... no disgusting lgbtq freaks here neither.

[@LynxStarAuto]

The invasive species is a huge problem down here. Namely Californians, and New Yorkers.

[@alexandrade7835]

Yeah they are refugees

[@joeyharper4976]

​@@alexandrade7835so let's send them back to their own states to live in the mess they created.

[@robertdz2381]

LOL, I moved here to FL from Midwest.

[@ceehernandez565]

AMEN!!!

[@amcf1]

Wait until all of those transplants that are retired or currently in the workforce realize their banc acct is in the red, month after month, and your credit card debt snowballs to levels never seen before, and your rent/mtg/ins/property taxes are higher than many other major cities in the country; reality check is going to be brutal. There is a reason Miami and Tampa are amongts the cities with the highest credit card debts and highest inflation in the country.

[@jamesjingle9533]

I live in Tampa and I couldn't agree more..

[@kyle6209]

You have to realize, the transplants can easily afford Florida. Anyone coming from the northeast finds Florida to be fair compared to the big north east cities.😂

[@brigadiergeneral2399]

My friends we have the cold 🥶 weather up here in NJ so we moving down south for the sun

[@DrJonLubin]

​@@kyle6209 They might have the money now due to how wages are so different in the NE, but their job offers here in FL are going to be a lot lower wage wise due to Cost of Living...

[@askinganime6023]

​@@jamesjingle9533 imagine thinking tampa is expensive. It's only expensive if your salary is 30k a year 😂

[@richard_d_bird]

stupidity has to be a big factor. yeah low taxes that's great. check out your house insurance.

[@Oldwomaninthewoods]

Taxes are high in Florida just no state income tax…..yet. Enough people move here, they’ll have to find a new source of income for infrastructure.

[@FVWhimsy2010]

And property taxes, car insurance...and costs associated from/during hurricane evacuations.

[@carver9312]

People are moving there and staying for a reason. Ga is getting over populated as well

[@Betz711]

They can take those immigrants jobs, eh? Wait for a minute for Florida’s economy to crash & burn! 😂

[@francismarion6400]

Funded locally.

[@wolfiemagic1875]

I am bored and raised in Florida and as a Florida citizen, please please stop moving here the houses that they’re building at such a high rate all the foundations are cracking. The roofs are put on correctly because they’re building too fast. We as Floridians can no longer live here because we can’t afford to live here anymore so we’re being priced out of here and one more thing you need to remember before you move here if Florida gets hit by a hurricane who’s gonna do all your roofs all your construction and do all your work because our governor has now gotten rid of all the immigrants here so before you buy here, you better make sure that you know who’s going to fix your house because there’s no one left here to fix them and then the other part is you better make sure you have a lot of money put back for homeowners insurance and taxes because they are going through the roof

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

People who are willing to do the work immediately flock in from out of state after major hurricanes

[@Shadowx157]

Perfect now all the rich real estate developers can ruin Florida just like how they ruined California and New York housing and renting

[@danielchavira9968]

The democrat party is extinct in Florida though go look at the 2022 election

[@mannyk1986]

Tropical storms, hurricane, and insane home insurance says welcome!

[@Jimmyxsx]

Yeah but goodbye homelessness, expensive cost of living, and strict rules.

[@user-tk6bx7iv6x]

We are putting together a bill to fly homeless from Portland to Miami for free. Better weather deeper pockets.

[@mannyk1986]

@@Jimmyxsx You sure about the homelessness? There's only so much times you can rebuild your house after being pummeled and flooded by storms.

[@johnsilver6316]

@@Jimmyxsx renting busses and throwing homeless people to other states isn’t exactly fixing the homeless problem. Lol. If anything it’s aiding it and making it even worse. And with this immigration law prepare to see prices for living and food increase hit an all time high.

[@recon_ron7746]

Lol I was born in South florida and lived there 18 years without coming close to worrying about losing a house to a storm, people are scared of anything

[@jorgecruz1235]

I know it may seem attractive at first but there is a reason why California and New York are expensive, most transplants will realize after one year in Texas or Florida. It’s just one big suburb with chain restaurants and zero culture

[@angelabenz315]

I love how people from FL think they are the only place that gets hurricanes. And they usually think no place else is as hot or as humid or has as many bugs or mosquitoes. It’s like they have never been out of their own state.

[@karenwinston8911]

A good chunk of the state was an actual swamp before developers came. And having lived there, I'd say the bugs and humidity were worse than other places, I've stayed.

[@jamesjingle9533]

Stop being salty karen

[@karenwinston8911]

@@jamesjingle9533 lol comes with the territory

[@lotus....]

S. Louisiana is pretty bad for bugs, mud, and hurricanes too. Missisippi too. At least when FL floods it drains off fairly qyickly. In MS & LA the water and mud just sits for weeks. They have gumbo clay soil and FL has a more sandy soil. Makes a difference.

[@calebfurlong]

True! Most of the people complaining have never lived anywhere else.

[@louizahjoseph4466]

As a Floridian why would anyone want to live down here?!

[@francismarion6400]

High income, low taxes, schools teach less trash, 2nd Amendment rights, no experimental vaccine mandates, fishing, boating, golfing, year round sports, etc. etc. etc.

[@ladyd6375]

@Francis Marion low paying jobs and trust me one hurricane, and all of them will be leaving

[@Myers70]

LIAR

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

@@francismarion6400 Sorry, but Florida is not known for high income.

[@MechanicWolf85]

I'm so happy many Floridians are calling out this bllsht Florida is a hellhole that is about yo get worst thanks to Danny

[@undrwatropium3724]

Who's Danny?

[@danielchavira9968]

That’s actually California that’s a hellhole

[@Cruxis_Angel]

⁠​⁠@@danielchavira9968they’re both hellholes and show how destructive far left/right politics can destroy a once beautiful state.

[@krookedliptv9852]

Our housing prices are absolutely ridiculous already and Ron DeSantis has just made it worse now without the migrants here doing construction work all the job sites are pretty much empty which means new constructions definitely going to slow down which means people be forced to buy the already dwindling family homes that are getting buttoned up by people that are turning them into airbnb's I'm having a very hard time getting a house with a 770 credit score and $100,000 in the bank.

[@jamesjingle9533]

Welcome to the problem.. turn around and run ..

[@3arthIsGhetto]

Move to S Bama. I'm still close enough to enjoy the beach, but I'm not dealing with all the crap y'all are dealing with atm. Our property was a good price and our taxes are much lower than the last 3 states.

[@krookedliptv9852]

@@3arthIsGhetto I'm growing a pool company that's already got over 125 pools I will be staying in Tampa

[@highlymedicated2438]

​@@3arthIsGhettowhy would anybody move to a republican poor state of Alabama

[@tarkov666]

Waiting for the hurricanes to hammer away without anyone to rebuild.

[@cam2ss1le14]

I lived in S. Florida for 18 years, and y'all can have it. The cost of living, the rocketing violent crime and illegal immigration is out of control. Glad I moved out!

[@7megaphone]

The population explosion that ruined California, Florida is now experiencing it.

[@alexlopez5800]

Seasonal hurricanes, hot weather, gentrification of the state. Good luck

[@Followthemoonart]

don't forget sink holes

[@michaelmateo2399]

Never an issue 😂 been here for 8 years its amazing

[@Jerrymc1975]

Space?! That’s certainly not there. I couldn’t wait to leave Ft Lauderdale after spending 9 years there. It’s very vapid and people don’t know how to drive. Too many people and too hot

[@highlymedicated2438]

Yeah I was confused why he said space and Miami in the same sentence

[@kaibri9287]

CRIME RATES ARE HIGHEST IN FL THAN NY. I MOVED TO FL FROM NY IN 2008, AND GET READY FOR A CULTURE SHOCK, EXPENSIVE HOUSING, EXPENSIVE PROPERTY INSURANCE, HURRICANE SEASON, COST OF LIVING IS TOO HIGH NOW AND QUALITY OF LIFE HAS GONE DOWN

[@highlymedicated2438]

Then why the heck did you move down there LOL

[@idamira704]

I live in Miami and just visited New York. Gtfoh with your nonsense

[@durgalakshmi2793]

I'm from nyc moving here is a nightmare I thought with my master degree I will be getting paid good and I'm struggling

[@highlymedicated2438]

@@durgalakshmi2793 I thought you always get paid better in New York than Florida. That's still one thing New York had over Florida anyways.

[@johndoe-ek6vl]

higher*

[@comeconcon569]

Florida is now the 3rd most populous state in the nation behind California and Texas.

[@vincentgiasullo]

It’s been this way since 2014.

[@julienl.3327]

The video: "Everybody loves living in Florida !" The comments : "RUN YOU FOOLS !!!"

[@keithwoods266]

Less taxes also means a lower education

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

I know Florida has a lousy public education system.

[@KD-nk3ht]

The better classes in Florida send their children to private schools. The public schools are for the riff-raff.

[@m.r.e.5731]

Low? What does that vague word even mean? Our FTE funding is low but we do have some wonderful schools and very dedicated, highly effective educators. I won't speak to the political takeover, as that is new and you didn't address it, but you can't broadbrush the quality of education unless you've had children in the system.

[@keithwoods266]

@@KD-nk3ht Oregon does the same thing

[@keithwoods266]

@@m.r.e.5731 oh I can. There’s plenty of studies linking the two together. Get out of the state and get a real education. I bet 10th graders in NJ are more educated then the teachers in Florida. I bet you say “this is how it’s always been done”

[@bentlight04]

Wondering if these people interviewed here are gonna keep Florida the way it is or are they gonna bring their blue state politics with them?

[@bentlight04]

@Blue Prada well Florida Isn’t becoming a sought out state in this recent few years because of blue state policies that’s for sure. The reason these people moved to Florida is because they were fleeing from the results of years and years of blue state policies.

[@Mute2024]

@@bentlight04lmao nope! It’s the weather and it’s pretty.

[@danielchavira9968]

@@Mute2024well Florida has been more red recently and trending in that direction look at the 2022 election results

[@Mute2024]

@@danielchavira9968 you’re right. It’s one reason why I left. I realized after making that comment 11 months ago, that people really were moving there because they think Florida is more favorable to red state politics.

[@inabina2925]

Fun fact: West Virginia lost a higher % of its population than California.

[@markmilitant]

% 🤡

[@choco1490]

Lol, that’s what I noticed. They said FL & TX % gained, but not NY or CA % lost 😂😂😂 wonder why?😂

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

It's amazing how much the cost of real estate jumped up in Florida

[@Skateandcreate9]

Lol after the travel advisory story this is too funny

[@harrystanlick323]

As a NJ native moving to Florida in 2000 was an easy decision. I LOVE this state, it's weather, the people, attraction, the beaches!!! Daytona International Speedway, Kennedy Space Center, The Keys, Ponce Inlet, St. Aug., and let's not forget the 1000s of lakes, waterways, and parks. Common sense tells tou not to walk your pet near any body of unknown water.

[@AccidentalHiker1]

I wonder if they looked at educational ranking.

[@tonyalston4838]

Probably not 🤫

[@francismarion6400]

Very high.

[@KevinStDenis1]

Yes, they are…. They see how it’s failed the liberals in CA and NY

[@sherodwilliams2375]

@@tonyalston4838 I hope you realize Florida was ranked #1 by US News report

[@sherodwilliams2375]

@@tonyalston4838 Also, Florida does a better job educating minorities than any other state

[@killerjase1]

Tell these people to stay away. I thought you guys think we are racist or homophobic or whatever you guys call it. Just stay away so we can live under our own rules. And whoever our laws offend please leave we won’t miss you.

[@ryanholmes7297]

Florida is about to find out what Colorado found out. Very few people i grew up with in Colorado actually live here anymore. People moving from other states priced locals out of the place that's always been home to them. Soon Florida will be a state full of transplants with hardly any locals left.

[@Exosphere._]

Um that’s what Florida has already been for years, look at cities like Orlando and Tampa and the other cities in their metro areas, most people who live there aren’t originally from Florida.

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

They took our jobs!

[@johndoe-ek6vl]

UUMmMMMMM they're not staying in the cities anymore. They're everywhere now in rural areeas.@@Exosphere._

[@Cruxis_Angel]

It’s already like that. Rare for me to find anyone that was born here. Everyone’s from CA, NY, NJ, Ohio, Illinois, and MN. Zero culture here and many times you feel like a stranger jn your own state.

[@BITCOIN_TO_1OOOO0OOOOOOOOOOO]

Didn't an alligator just bite someone's arm off in Florida? No thanks.

[@k.p.9990]

Moving to florida or texas would be like selling your soul to the devil. I'm in a red state but unfortunately I am stuck for now...

[@blondhairblackstrat]

Why on Earth, anyone, especially a POC, would move to an authoritarian hellscape state, is beyond me!

[@danriley5848]

These people that you interview seem pretty comfortable and could live great anywhere. The fact is Florida is being destroyed by a corrupt Republican governor and it will only get worse.

[@daisycaldera8021]

This influx of people has made the rent prices increase ridiculously. A one bedroom in my building is 2,000 the two bedrooms almost 3,000 and the three bedrooms are 4,000. The lofts are 5,000. Mind you my building is one of the least expensive ones. Nothing in the surrounding area is cheaper by a significant amount.

[@fredfox3851]

Interestingly, as the average I.Q. of the states these residents are leaving goes up, the average I.Q. of Florida goes down.

[@Blaze6432]

Can you link us to that published study you found about IQ decreasing.

[@donnapavlovsky9923]

I wouldn't move to Florida or Texas for any reason. The leadership in these places is restrictive, dangerous and controlling.

[@OurNewestMember]

That's the standard criticism for the coastal states, too. You pick your poison.

[@dautube]

This is about to change because of Florida's deranged governor. It's just going to take take some time to get those stats.

[@FlipsLaw]

Florida isnt giving what needed to be gave.

[@bennyblanco8192]

And what is that?..... I'll wait....

[@FlipsLaw]

@@bennyblanco8192 Too many hicks and geriatrics.

[@francismarion6400]

Mandatory Myocarditis

[@ilhamrj2599]

Guys,, there is actually this thing called Hurricane insurance in Florida. So this is a premium that you might have to pay for the rest of your life for living in hurricane area.

[@Mute2024]

Yup and it’s just pretend insurance because the deductible is usually too high but they won’t sell it for less.

[@LoLoLifeinFlorida]

I wish people would not move here is driving up rent prices.. But I can't blame anyone for not wanting to live here.

[@robinmorelli8759]

Lol this makes me laugh! Wait till they have to deal with all the hurricanes we have!

[@omarmariscal4303]

Didn’t prevent you from leaving

[@SamsungAndIphoneuser]

​@@omarmariscal4303 U must've moved to Florida not that long ago huh?😒

[@robinmorelli8759]

@European football American Soccer been here 25 years! 10 hurricanes lost a house during one of them.

[@sdflores7572]

​@@omarmariscal4303 people drive up to other states while the hurricane is over, then go back to be lucky with no damages or find absolutely nothing. Good Luck 🤞

[@muuuune]

The covid thing is...? You live in a high density city so, yeah, restrictions were different.

[@bailbondsyesbailbonds]

Its tragic the number of people who still think it was a hoax. Made me lose a lot of sympathy for many Americans

[@GML_123.]

I think that was true in the beginning of Covid.. but when it became obvious, the restrictions didn’t necessarily work New York City, double down triple down kept schools closed way to long. And let’s not forget the devastating policy in New York governor embraced, sending Covid patients into nursing homes. Governor DeSantos understood the importance of protecting the vulnerable.

[@barbm8822]

Lets cut the crap. Florida has no state income taxes…the end.

[@kamomo808]

They had to lower the price or pay people to live in a fkd up state. I rather struggle financially than mentally.

[@dannyrodriguez883]

1300 sq foot homes in the neighborhood I grew up in Boca where my parents bought in 1996 for 75k are selling for 640k😂😂😂. These homes were built in 1972!

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Wow!

[@hoytarchery5302]

If you move here to Florida.... remember why you left your blue state please.... and please don't turn florida into a blue state where everyone is equally poor except the rich elites...ever since they have moved here all the prices have gone up... that's the 1st step already checkedoff. In 10 years people will be fleeing florida because of high costs and homeless problems.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Most people move to Florida for the hot climate....not politics.

[@johndoe-ek6vl]

blue policies are a result of population. Hardly any rural areas are ever blue

[@barbarahering1310]

Please don’t move here our infrastructure can’t handle it!

[@cassieshaffer8613]

But florida has very low paying wages for blue collar especially and the taxes and insurance are not affordable.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Florida sucks!

[@davidmartin2706]

the beautiful sargassum-filled beaches with no hills, zero terrain

[@blondhairblackstrat]

I was wondering what was happening with that seaweed blob---any news?

[@sandyjuventus]

basically ppl who can't afford living in california and new york move to texas and florida

[@rikmeistr46]

Warm weather and no State Income Tax.

[@naptime0143]

Low paying jobs down there can't even meet the cost of living

[@saltytwofer]

​@@naptime0143 Compare average wages to average rent prices, not minimum wage to average rent prices. Though hopefully the increased demand leads to development of the cheaper areas.

[@lotus....]

Its funny to watch all the newbies go through their first hurricane on the coast. If they get hit or have a close call, half just go back home.

[@mellowmelee5024]

America's largest generation has reached retirement age at the same time Florida's population is increasing. Huh, I wonder if the two are correlated?

[@OurNewestMember]

Shh! We're supposed to be absorbing the propaganda and fighting with each other, not thinking rationally

[@songhenry1084]

These outsider ruin Florida

[@om-nj2hw]

We are over saturated stay away, and there are so many problems here. We're also just one big hurricane away from disaster.

[@janilleism]

Dear new residents, there are posted speed limit signs with numbers on them that are supposed to match the numbers on your speedometer when driving. It seems people forgot that 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Balmungxcx]

Couldn't pay me to live in Florida

[@DroneBeeStrike]

"Building a community is not as easy in Florida as it is in New York." Ummmm what the f are you babbling about lady?

[@Venom-zi4ht]

Go figure they are from New Jersey or NY my god Florida has seen enough people from both states this is a red state of you don’t like that don’t move here

[@SPEEDOFDOG]

As a Californian I can not help but laugh. Florida? No thanks! Good luck and we’ll see you back in 5 to 10 years for sure. California and New York are beautiful states with far more to offer in quality of life.

[@Skateandcreate9]

Florida is also beautiful but i assume your family doesn’t own a house on an island off the coast there like mine 😂

[@SPEEDOFDOG]

@@Skateandcreate9 no they didn’t but they lived there for a few years (Cocoa Beach) before moving to San Francisco. Not everybody’s cup of tea. I’ve been there a few times it’s not for me either.

[@cupwalker24.7]

All those places Always sounded like a dream As a child😂😂😂 Until you go there 35 years later as an old washed up hard working man and you're being Robbed, Beatin and surrounded by Huge homicide Rates and poverty with loads of crime and corruption . .. than you figure out the world It's true intentions

[@thedirtybubble9613]

Space? Florida is too overcrowded now. And Miami sucks.

[@ekmickley]

These people have money and that's why they went there

[@zakspop]

How could that AA woman live in FL? The NAACP said it was a terrorist state for AAs.

[@A.G.P.115]

Please provide proof of them saying that? Otherwise you're just a lying POS.

[@OurNewestMember]

Didn't desantis outlaw books and blackish--blackishnes--blackiness-- isn't he Hitler?

[@FVWhimsy2010]

How many moved FROM Florida?

[@carver9312]

Not many. Living up north is a headache

[@towlifechannel3679]

Actually alot also As a life long Floridian all my close friends are now in different states

[@carver9312]

@TowLife Channel not enough since it is the fastest GROWING state.

[@DrJonLubin]

Just got out. Lived here 30 years, loving the Georgia Coast

[@gsb89]

all bs... they moved for no state income tax

[@janetmilan4698]

Hurricans, floods, flesh eating bacteria, fascist government -- what's not to love?

[@danieldipalma704]

If you move to South Florida you should learn the language, Spanish!

[@isaacscott1063]

Thy forgot to do homeowners insurance in FL is as high as as a monthly mortgage and Desantis signed bills leaving insurance companies off the hook.

[@raylemar2386]

When you can't get homeowners insurance and when you do, it's very expensive.

[@scottmoore7359]

People from the North welcome to Florida!

[@kattmilk]

As a Floridian…. 😢 😡 😭

[@I-Libertine]

Polite story, included the tax advantages of course, but left out a lot of the hard and real facts that factor into the exodus to FL and TX-- (and everyone who's made the change knows what's conspicuously missing in this narrative...)

[@m.r.e.5731]

It was a very superficial story. Laughable.

[@The1ByTheSea]

the number one reason: you Northerns know you have miserable, sh *tty weather. You know it. You cannot deny it . Anyone will take occasional hurricanes, mosquitoes ( most people in Florida are indoor in Air-condition ) ,even though you try to put it down ; over the frozen tundra you live in .

[@LostChildOfTime]

I love going into the comments of local news videos and people talk down on a blue state and it’s just: crime… person of color… crime… poverty. But when it comes to a particular red state: crime, person of color, poverty, walkability, lack of freedom, terrible manners from people, no jobs, housing insurance costs, gotta drive 30 minutes to go anywhere, nothing to do, actually having the higher crime rate, governor going to war against his own party’s interest, cost of housing going up, hurricanes causing massive property damage, alligator attacks, low taxes = poor education, skin eating bacteria, cost of living going up. Grifters in the south, poverty in the center, and boredom in the north.

[@TheUkrainianAutie]

Wow, this is interesting, considering that there’s not only as certain people say increased hurricane activity but also that recently announced travel warning.

[@captautismose519]

Because people want to see how crazy it actually is, or want pills and there are tons of old people there. One of the two

[@jocknuke]

The report is contradictory to your liberal blind idea. People are fleeing blue states.

[@xen3588]

dont forget the huge cocaine problem

[@saltytwofer]

Excellent school choice options for low-income residents that disproportionately benefit black and brown students. They flipped Miami Dade county red for the first time since the 90s!

[@3arthIsGhetto]

But they won't teach CRT and are banning books and art....

[@Alex0306Maysonet]

​@@3arthIsGhettoYou bought into a most obvious lie...research it, and you will learn that CRT is not now, nor has it ever been taught in K - 12 schools. How foolish do all the people who vomit this crap out of their mouths sound? Total, willfull ignorance, and stupidity. Fighting for make believe, made up issues to the point that people don't care how assanine they look 😂😂😂😅

[@Triquetra15]

@@3arthIsGhetto well CRT is racist so good for them.

[@mikegardens]

This 'report' is laughable, especially in the backdrop of the DeSantis wreckage. Florida has ALOT of problems, very little of which was mentioned. The more people move to Florida and Texas, the more it will face the same challenges of California. Good luck to the people interviewed. We're all looking for happiness,

[@paulphillips5769]

Stupidity is just thinking you have all the facts…….

[@DemocratsrPDFfiles]

But but but deSaNTiS iS a fAcISt 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cherishdials3650]

Maybe that’s why they’re moving there 😂 to kick him out. Ya think? Lol

[@perfectomprg]

Well I’m guessing a Florida city will be capitol of the New Confederacy one day, so it makes sense to invest in real estate there.

[@7megaphone]

OMG...cue my eye roll

[@blondhairblackstrat]

Not if they've studied history (that General Sherman/Atlanta thing!)

[@qwerasdfjkl1990]

Seems like they haven't experienced floridian hurricanes, sinkholes and swamp weather.

[@nl-oc9ew]

People moving to florida and texas aren't paying attention.

[@purberri]

Welcome to Florida land of alligators and hot humid weather, crazy politics, hurricanes

[@KD-nk3ht]

You had to edit that piddling bit of crap?