Retirees just can’t quit Florida. Whether it’s the endless appeal of roasting under the sun or screaming out Jeopardy answers in an overly drafty apartment decorated in pastels from the 1980s, boomers are still moving to the Sunshine State for their post-workforce lives. That’s all despite the fact that some of their peers have been increasingly priced out of their (cheeseburger in) paradise.
SmartAsset recently looked at the top places boomers (those ages 55 to 74) are moving to, analyzing 2022 Census Bureau data across 268 cities. Their findings are ranked by the rate at which this group moved into a city as a percentage of its total population. Much like a hypothetical list of places with the greatest number of alligators or most Disney Adults, Florida swept with four cities in the top 10, more than any other state.
