New knowledge from Clearwater-based transferring and storage firm PODS suggests individuals are transferring to Central Florida in droves.
The corporate lately analyzed knowledge from almost half 1,000,000 strikes throughout 2021 and early 2022, and decided that the No. 1 vacation spot for PODS clients, when it comes to extra folks transferring in than out, was the Sarasota space. Tampa Bay got here in at No. 4, Ocala at No. 5 and Orlando at No. 9.
Sarasota and Ocala ranked excessive on the identical listing final 12 months, however Tampa Bay and Orlando are newcomers. Jacksonville (No. 11) and Melbourne (No. 15) additionally made this 12 months’s listing.
Whereas Florida’s price of dwelling is on the rise, the PODS examine identified that it’s nonetheless typically lower than in locations like New York or San Francisco, and the shortage of a state earnings tax provides to the attraction. The examine additionally drew a connection between distant work and retirees, as some staff is likely to be seeking to relocate nearer to their ageing dad and mom.
Filling out the highest 10 locations: Dallas-Fort Price (No. 2), Nashville (No. 3), Myrtle Seaside-Wilmington, S.C. (No. 6), Knoxville, Tenn. (No. 7), Atlanta (No. 8) and Phoenix (No. 10).
The place are these movers transferring from? In keeping with PODS, the highest 10 websites the place extra individuals are transferring from than to are, so as: Los Angeles; the San Francisco bay space; Chicago; Lengthy Island, N.Y.; Central New Jersey; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; Stockton-Modesto, Calif.; Hudson Valley, N.Y.; and Philadelphia.