Americans are fleeing to southern states, drawn by the low cost of living and the absence of a state income tax, census data revealed.
An estimated 611,942 people moved from their home states to Texas and approximately 636,933 moved to Florida between 2022 and 2023, according to data released in October.
California lost the most residents to Texas, with an estimated 93,970 people moving to the Lone Star State.
Former Golden State residents said they were motivated to move in search of affordable housing, cheaper costs of living and lowering their tax bills.
‘It was about doing something completely different. “We’ve experienced city living and wanted to embrace country living and own land,” said Michelle Clifford, who moved her family from California to Texas last year. Insider business information.
An estimated 611,942 people moved from their home states to Texas between 2022 and 2023. Pictured: Austin, Texas
Approximately 636,933 people moved to Florida between 2022 and 2023. Pictured: Miami, Florida
‘Over time, our priorities changed. We wanted to slow down and buy a house, but in California it wasn’t realistic for us.’
Approximately 50,513 people from Florida moved to Texas, 29,743 from Oklahoma and 29,610 from New York.
The fact that Texas and Florida do not charge income taxes on their citizens is a major pull factor for California and New York, which have marginal rates above 10 percent.
The cost of housing has led many Americans to move to Texas and Florida, where they feel they can afford to buy a home.
The typical home price in California ($791,000) and New York ($459,000) is much higher than in Texas ($303,000) and Florida ($415,000), according to Zillow.
Jillian Lovato and her wife, Jamie, had a good life in Orange County, but felt they needed to leave the state to achieve their dream of homeownership.
“My wife Jamie and I knew we wouldn’t be able to buy the house we wanted in California,” Jillian said. real estate agent.com.
Michelle Clifford (center right), who moved her family from California to Texas last year, said she moved to the Lone Star State to buy a house.
Many are fleeing to the Lone Star State in search of jobs where big companies like Tesla and Samsung have been setting up shop. Pictured: Celina, Texas.
Many are fleeing to the Lone Star State in search of jobs where big companies like Tesla and Samsung have been setting up shop.
Hundreds of California police officers are fleeing to Texas to escape “soft on crime” policies that they say have made their jobs “pointless”, DailyMail.com has revealed.
Evan Leona, 38, who left his job as a detective in a multi-agency gang unit in Fresno, California, to work for the Denton police in Texas, in 2022, said he had met ‘over a hundred officers’ in Dallas/Fort Worth area who had fled California.
“There are five officers who have come from various California agencies on my shift in Denton alone,” he told DailyMail.com. “The justice system just works much better here.”
Millions of Americans have flocked to Florida for years in search of sunny weather and low taxes, but some experts said that could change as the Sunshine States are hit by natural disasters and rising insurance premiums.