Nearly 730,000 moved to the Sunshine State between 2021 and 2022, while almost 500,000 people left.
Those who moved in love the lifestyle, while those who moved out say the state got too expensive.
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It's part of "the biggest migration" in a generation, said Holly Meyer Lucas, a real-estate agent in South Florida.
People are tending to move in droves to lower-tax states, including Florida but also Texas and Arizona, she added.
Persons:
—, Holly Meyer Lucas, Chris Brown, Ryan, Jami Wilson
Organizations:
Sunshine State, Service, Sunshine
Locations:
Florida, South Florida, Texas, Arizona, Chicago, Tampa, South Carolina