Americans keep moving to Texas and Florida — but one other red state is growing even faster
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IRS data reveals South Carolina is the fastest-growing state as Americans move south for lower taxes, jobs and quality of life, reshaping economies.
  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    3·
    18 days ago

    As a resident of a high income, high cost, high quality of life state, we’ve been losing population and I may have to join them in a few years. As an engineer, I could afford to live here, but

    • my ex can only afford to live here because of my child support payments
    • as my kids finish college, their careers are looking lower pay than engineering, so they will be challenged to afford to live here
    • as I approach retirement, I need to reduce costs so may need to move to a lower cost of living area

    Florida has traditionally been a retirement destination but is no longer cheap, plus is offensively MAGA.

    So if we all need a cheaper place to live, where do we look? Hw much do we compromise quality of life?

  • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    18 days ago

    housing is cheap in those states and the there are decent jobs that let you afford the houses.

    it’s a deal coming from the coasts or expensive other parts of the country. esp if you want to raise a family. childcare costs on the major coastal areas are insane, 1 kid and a mortgage on a shack will cost you 6-8 grand a month, which is more than the median income in those areas.

    those costs in texas are basically half what they are on the coasts, you can have 3 kids and a huge house for the same cost as 1 kid and a shack in the coasts.

    midwest is also cheaper, but not as cheap as it was and continues to be economically stagnant, so the salaries are lower.