"It seems like the traffic has doubled in the last four years, really. So it's been pretty crazy, but we've seen a lot of growth," says Brian Stephens, a real estate agent in Lakeland. "I love the growth. I've been here my whole life. So as a real estate agent, you're like, 'Let's go. Keep them coming.'"
"Exurbs can be as far as 60 miles away from their anchor city, making commuting possible, if lengthy... The rise of hybrid work has reduced the number of days many workers need to appear in the office each week."
"Located between Tampa and Orlando and bisected by the interstate connecting the two cities, Polk County could be considered an exurb of either. The area was mostly orange groves 50 years ago and has since experienced explosive growth, particularly in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic."
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