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Thousands of retirees ditch Florida for Southern Appalachia
[MAIL] Thousands of wealthy retirees are ditching Florida and now choosing to spend their golden years in Appalachia instead - but not everyone is happy about it.
Yes, also known as "Half-Backs."
With its warm weather and low tax burden, the sunshine state has long been known as the retirement capital of the US.

Yet Southern Appalachia, known for its stunningly beautiful views, is increasingly giving Florida a run for its money, Wall Street Journal reported.

The population in counties in southern Appalachia designated as retirement or recreational areas grew by 3.8 percent between April 2020 and July 2022 - more than six times the national average, according to Hamilton Lombard, a demographer at the University of Virginia.
Fascinating.
But while older populations are attracted by cheaper living and housing cost, lower crime levels and pleasant weather with fewer hurricanes, some locals are furious about the impact this influx is having on property prices, traffic and even restaurant bookings - with one resident saying 'they should go back to where they came from'.
That’s fine so long as they have their health — ditto for those retiring abroad — but eventually they’ll want to go to where the doctors and hospitals specializing in the elderly are found.

Posted by: Besoeker 2024-03-17
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=694006