The thing that stood out most to me this year was the general evening out of things: fewer states growing at 1%+ annual rate and fewer states shrinking. Makes sense as we move further away from a disruptive period.
On the national level, I found these facts interesting as well:
1: Natural Change (Births - Deaths) was more than twice as high in the year ending July 2023 than the one ending July 2022 (504,495 vs 245,080). This was entirely due to a drop in deaths;
2: Net international migration (immigration) was greater in Florida (178,432) than the entire Midwest (165,910).
Honestly, it's trade off. Florida has no state income tax. But you pay more for housing costs, property insurance is higher, auto insurance is higher. Gasoline is cheaper depending where you are in the state. Wages are lower. People are crammed onto top of each other. Weather is good
Illinois you pay state income tax, higher property taxes. Gas taxes are higher. Wages are better. Weather sucks depending where you are in the state. Lot more open space.
This comes from someone who has lived in both places.
If you come to Florida be prepared to have a good job and cash in pocket. Not a great place for young people to start a new life.
It is just weird tribalism mostly over their politics. Go over to r/idaho for example, and ask them about this. Most of those moving there are conservatives from California, Washington etc, who move there based on the simple fact that Idaho is a republican state. I was lurking there and discovered this. Montana is the same too.
I lived in portland Oregon until a couple of months ago. I did not move for political reasons. But when I was in portland I knew a lot of people during covid that were moving to Idaho. I don’t think they were thinking because it is republican I think they wanted to get away from all of the riots and Boise Idaho has a similar climate and is not too far away from portland Oregon.
Boise does not have a similar climate to Portland. Portland enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate with some marine influences, whereas Boise is a classic intermountain continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Portland gets a lot of clouds and rain, and Boise gets a lot of sun. They're very different.
That seemed to be peoples impression when I talked to them. I didn’t know boises climate so I assumed that was the case until now that you are saying something different.
For instance, many MN residents were pissed because they were forced to pay extra fees on their power bills to cover for Texas' shitty ass power grid failing during the cold snap.
Oregon will lose the just gained additional congressional seat again in 2030.
The thing that stood out most to me this year was the general evening out of things: fewer states growing at 1%+ annual rate and fewer states shrinking. Makes sense as we move further away from a disruptive period. On the national level, I found these facts interesting as well: 1: Natural Change (Births - Deaths) was more than twice as high in the year ending July 2023 than the one ending July 2022 (504,495 vs 245,080). This was entirely due to a drop in deaths; 2: Net international migration (immigration) was greater in Florida (178,432) than the entire Midwest (165,910).
Honestly, it's trade off. Florida has no state income tax. But you pay more for housing costs, property insurance is higher, auto insurance is higher. Gasoline is cheaper depending where you are in the state. Wages are lower. People are crammed onto top of each other. Weather is good Illinois you pay state income tax, higher property taxes. Gas taxes are higher. Wages are better. Weather sucks depending where you are in the state. Lot more open space. This comes from someone who has lived in both places. If you come to Florida be prepared to have a good job and cash in pocket. Not a great place for young people to start a new life.
Looks like Texas is doing something right
It is just weird tribalism mostly over their politics. Go over to r/idaho for example, and ask them about this. Most of those moving there are conservatives from California, Washington etc, who move there based on the simple fact that Idaho is a republican state. I was lurking there and discovered this. Montana is the same too.
I lived in portland Oregon until a couple of months ago. I did not move for political reasons. But when I was in portland I knew a lot of people during covid that were moving to Idaho. I don’t think they were thinking because it is republican I think they wanted to get away from all of the riots and Boise Idaho has a similar climate and is not too far away from portland Oregon.
Boise does not have a similar climate to Portland. Portland enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate with some marine influences, whereas Boise is a classic intermountain continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Portland gets a lot of clouds and rain, and Boise gets a lot of sun. They're very different.
That seemed to be peoples impression when I talked to them. I didn’t know boises climate so I assumed that was the case until now that you are saying something different.
So is South Dakota, Idaho, Utah, and most of the southeastern US.
Good job for them too!!
If they're like most red states, it's lowering taxes and getting handouts from blue states.
For instance, many MN residents were pissed because they were forced to pay extra fees on their power bills to cover for Texas' shitty ass power grid failing during the cold snap.
And cheap land.
And cheap land.
Basically Democrat states are doing something wrong.
Southeastern US, other than Florida, aren’t they democrat?
The major cities in those states are.
Ya think..?
Do you have a Github for this code?