I'm a Democrat who moved to Florida to be closer to my boyfriend. I was nervous about the politics and weather but have been most dismayed by the cost of living.

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A side-by-side photo of David Maughan in a U-Haul and a picture of him with his boyfriend.
David Maughan (first picture) moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Oakland Park, Florida, in August 2023 to be closer to his boyfriend, Brandon (left in second picture).

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I moved my family down south to Florida over 7 years ago. I mostly love it, but life here has been filled with surprises.

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Terri Peters, her husband, daughter, and son, posing in front of the Epcot ball in Disney World
I don't regret moving my family to Florida and we've enjoyed living here.

Terri Peters

Tech workers flush with cash are turning Miami's suburbs into the new Beverly Hills

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Aerial view of South Beach, Miami

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13 cities where hiring is growing — Florida and Texas lead, while the coasts are declining

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Orlando, Florida.
Orlando, Florida, has seen a significant increase in hiring share.

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Miami shows how a new kind of gentrification is coming to US cities

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Miami Beach, Florida, St. Tropez Oceanfront Condominium with view.
Traditionally lower-income neighborhoods in Miami that are further inland and more elevated are seeing "climate gentrification" as higher-income people move in.

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A Florida Uber driver who makes $3,000 a month to supplement her healing business said driving is fulfilling but a headache: 'I'm flying by the seat of the algorithm'

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Hiedi Handford stands by her car
Hiedi Handford drives part-time in the Fort Lauderdale area.

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A millennial shared how her family is pursuing their American dream after moving from Scotland to Florida. She's enjoying the beaches and weather but finds Florida can be expensive.

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Amber Peacock and her husband in Key West, Florida.
Amber Peacock and her husband in Key West, Florida.

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House Democrats push to rename Miami federal prison after Trump

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Donald Trump at his fraud trial in New York
Donald Trump at his fraud trial in New York.

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NASA is investigating where a chunk of metal that smashed into a Florida house came from

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The International Space Station (ISS) photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking, October 4, 2018.
The object may have come from the International Space Station.

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The 12 top cities in the US where everyone is moving

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The Villages, Florida
The Villages, Florida.

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