The South saw more population growth than any other region in 2022. Americans surveyed said one factor was the most important in their decision to move.
    • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Lots of folks are moving south. Yjey live up north where the decent jobs are until they can afford to retire where the cost of living is far lower.

      That’s what we did. Gas, groceries, everything is cheaper here. We went from 1.5 acres in Northern Illinois to 160 acres in Southwest Virginia. Our property tax dropped from $12,000 per year to just over $1000.

  • TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 months ago

    People are moving south in general for warmer winters. And “the south” is cheap comparatively. But it is cheap because large swaths are economically depressed.