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The Genealogist

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4. It was expensive, relative to what I was used to, when I lived there in the 00s

Reply to OrlandoDem2 (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2019, 08:32 AM

Sep 2019

I lived in Florida from 2003-2009, moving there from SW Missouri. I lived in Tallahassee, hardly "vacation Florida." For what I paid for a beautiful two story 1920s duplex in a charming neighborhood in SW Missouri, I got a trashy two bedroom apartment in a terrible area there. Food, utilities, basically everything was markedly more expensive. There were aspects that I liked, like a far more diverse and liberal population, but between the humidity and the cost of living, it was just not worth it to me.

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FL is now one of the least affordable states in the USA. [View all] OrlandoDem2 Sep 2019 OP

But there's no state income tax. Heavens to Betsy. Funtatlaguy Sep 2019 #1

EVERYTHING is taxed when it comes to Sales. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2019 #2

Property tax rates are higher than California's Zorro Sep 2019 #3

It was expensive, relative to what I was used to, when I lived there in the 00s The Genealogist Sep 2019 #4

Many who move there are from more expensive states nt FBaggins Sep 2019 #5

I guess they're comparing wages to cost of living. CaptainTruth Sep 2019 #6