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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Florida versus New York

How Florida Beat New York
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/florida-new-york-housing-population-republican-democrat/672994/
The Atlantic’s Demsas notes:
Florida’s population first surpassed New York’s sometime from July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2014. In 2021, Florida netted 4,200 people each week on average, whereas New York lost 6,800. Population doesn’t just drive the economy—it drives politics and culture. Since 1980, Florida has gained nine congressional seats while New York has lost eight.
Although many commentators attribute the shift in migration preferences to taxes …what’s largely driving the trend is housing costs.


Remote Work Is Costing Manhattan More Than $12 Billion a Year
America's Priciest Neighborhoods Are Changing as the Ultra-Rich Move to Florida

Americans Are Leaving High-Tax New York and Moving to Florida
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-31/states-with-low-taxes-americans-leave-new-york-moving-to-florida-texas
New Jersey, California and Illinois are also among the places losing residents as lower costs draw people to the Sun Belt.