""Affordability was part of it, but we were also looking forward to having a slower pace of life. I lived in South Florida my entire life - and it's not anything like what it used to be.""
""If there's a corner available, they will build a high-rise on it," she said. "It's turning into an overly congested, expensive city. I used to spend two and a half hours a day in the car just going to and from work.""
""Jones said Southern Florida's population growth has made the area increasingly unrecognizable - and, for her, unlivable - pointing to hyper-development in residential construction and the gridlocked traffic she calls "ridiculous."""
""There are a few likely reasons behind the cooler estimates in the Sunshine State. For some, the tax benefits of living in the state don't outweigh the increase in cost of living. It's more expensive to buy a home than a few years ago, and property insurance has been higher than in other states.""
Kimberly Jones, 60, moved in 2025 from Plantation, Florida, to a small rural town near Charlotte, North Carolina. Affordability and a desire for a slower pace motivated the move. Southern Florida's rapid population growth, extensive residential development, and severe traffic made the area feel unrecognizable and unlivable to her. Net domestic migration into Florida has cooled in recent years. Higher housing costs, rising property insurance, and an increased cost of living have reduced the state's attractiveness for some potential residents.
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