Ready To Leave Florida? Here’s Where The People Leaving Are Moving To
On certain areas of the internet, most notably the Reddit thread r/Florida, it’s just non stop complaining about how much they hate it here. I get it, Florida isn’t for everyone. Personally, I’ve lived in several states, and Florida is by far my favorite. But what if you’re ready to go? If you leave Florida, where do you go?
According to business insider, many Floridians are cashing out, selling their homes and moving to neighboring states. I could sell my Estero house right now and buy a bigger house in North Carolina for half as much. I’d be mortgage free. But I really like it here, and I love my neighbors. But what about the people the are leaving. Where are they going?
Data from Realtor.com shows the top states where people in Florida searched for homes. Here’s the top 3.
3. Tennessee: 2.39% were looking at Tennessee as their next home. I’ve spent some time there, love the people and the nature. And the winters aren’t too bad.
2. North Carolina: 3.75% were eyeing this move. I’ll admit, this one is on my list, too. That’s if I were to move. We used to vacation on the Outer Banks and loved it there.
1. Georgia: 3.97%. The top out of state search. And this isn’t a new thing. In 2021, 49,163 people left Florida to go to Georgia. It’s like they didn’t want to go too far. AP News reported “Georgia was the most popular destination for residents leaving Florida last year and that outflow jumped from more than 49,000 residents in 2021 to more than 51,000 people in 2022.” This was easily offset by the 50,000 people that moved from California to Florida, taking their place here in the Sunshine State.
Outside of the list, 1.26% of people ready to leave Florida were looking at relocating to New York. With the huge influx of New Yorkers here in the Sunshine State, it looks like some of them are ready to leave Florida and move back. Bye! And if you need some extra incentive…..
These 14 Florida Animals Can Kill You
Well, that got my attention. Whether you’re here in Florida visiting, or a long time resident, you need to know that Florida has dangers. Sure, we’ve got our share of fluffy bunnies and squirrels, but Florida animals can kill. Also, an honorable mention to the wild monkeys near Ocala that have the deadly herpes B virus. No one in Florida has died from that – yet.
Let’s face it, there’s a lot of things down here trying to kill you. There’s 6 venomous snakes in Florida, and only 2 of them were deadly enough to make this list. Deaths from these animals are rare, but not zero. I personally think you’re more likely to be injured by a New York snowbird driving into you in a Publix lot. I kid, I kid. I’m only singling out New York because ya’ll are terrible drivers. Nothing personal. The left lane is for passing.
Did I ever tell you about the time a guy with Jersey plates wanted to fight me at the car wash in Estero? He had all his floor mats out and was vacuuming his truck so I pulled in the wash bay in front of him. I just wanted to wash off some dirt. He stormed up and was ready to fight because “that’s not how you do it.” Sorry, I’m getting sidetracked.
Ranker put together a list of the most dangerous animals here in Florida. Florida Man is a lot more dangerous than any of these animals, but we’ve covered that extensively. So here we go, with 14 animals in Florida that can kill you.
Joe Winner spends his days combing through memes and off beat stories to bring you the side of Florida not always seen.