Sherry Meaders and James Michael Dunne
Married couple Sherry Meaders and James Michael Dunne moved from the Florida coast to rural Missouri.
  • Retired couple Sherry Meaders and James Michael Dunne moved from Florida to rural Missouri.
  • The couple moved due to Florida's rising insurance costs, population influx, and political changes.
  • Some former Florida residents are choosing small-town life for a lower cost of living.

Married retired couple Sherry Meaders, 75, and James Michael Dunne, 79, lived by the Atlantic Ocean for 30 and 45 years, respectively. But after decades by the water in Florida, Meaders said Florida "is definitely not paradise anymore."