About 730,000 people moved to Florida between July 2021 and July 2022, according to the latest census data available.
The typical mover to Florida is not a baby boomer, but a millennial or a Gen Xer from New York and California, according to Business Insider's Noah Sheidlower.
"When it comes to people who can't get a starter home in South Florida, they're coming to Orlando," Smith said.
"But if you move to Orlando, Florida, with $750,000 or $800,000, you're like, 'I get a yard?
AdvertisementMore than 140,000 of the nearly 739,000 people who moved to Florida between 2021 and 2022 came from California and New York , according to Census data.
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