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                Top 10 Reasons to Live in Florida

                Top 10 Reasons to Live in Florida

                 

                Florida was just named the number one state in the country to move to.  It’s not a new thing either.  Take Palm Beach County.  The population was 576,683 in 1980. Today, in only 43 short years its nearly tripled at over 1.5 million.

                There are lots of reasons why for this.  Here are Echo’s Top 10 “Must-Know” Reasons.

                1. Gloating.

                This involves many of the points below but Gloating is all by itself on the best reason to live in Florida.  Once you move here it’s obsessive fun to gloat to all your friends up north.  Screenshots of the weather.  Money you save. Lifestyle.  It’s endless. Your friends will hate you but that’s the point.

                 

                2. Taxes

                Show me the money!  It’s here in Florida.  You gloat to your friends up North and they go arghhh and shrug. They hear what the savings are and on a one year basis it’s not a deal breaker. But what about when you start adding up those years?

                Here is the 10 year breakdown.  See?  More gloating!

                State Tax Rate Earnings of 100000 Paid over 1 year Paid over 10 years
                Florida 0% $100,000 $0 $0
                California 13.30% $100,000 $13,300 $133,000
                Connecticut 6.99% $100,000 $6,990 $69,900
                Delaware 6.60% $100,000 $6,600 $66,000
                Illinois 4.95% $100,000 $4,950 $49,500
                Maryland 5.75% $100,000 $5,750 $57,500
                Massachusetts 9.00% $100,000 $9,000 $90,000
                New Jersey 10.75% $100,000 $10,750 $107,500
                New York 10.90% $100,000 $10,900 $109,000
                Ohio 3.99% $100,000 $3,990 $39,900
                Pennsylvania 3.07% $100,000 $3,070 $30,700
                Rhode Island 5.99% $100,000 $5,990 $59,900

                *Many states have variable rates based on how much income one family earns. This chart does not reflect those lower calculations but just gives a general idea of why there is such an influx of high income earners to Florida. Remember, I’m gloating.

                 

                3. Weather

                After money it’s the weather as a close second to income tax savings.  Sunny and 80 degrees. Shorts and flip flops year-round.  Outdoor dining, the beach, golf, boating, you name it.  Leave your shovel, galoshes, long underwear and ice scraper back in Boston.

                 

                4. Culture

                We moved here in 2000, the first year the Kravis Center for the Arts opened. We’ve seen concerts there, Broward, Miami Arena, Panther Stadium.   Theatre at the Maltz in Jupiter.  Norton Art Museum. Palm Beach Symphony. Light House Art Center in Jupiter.  It goes on and on and all close by with easy parking.

                 

                5. Schools. 

                There are lots of choices from public, charter and private. Both of our kids have been in public and charter schools and now at FSU and UCF.  Here is a bit more information on our schools.

                 

                6. Nature

                This is a bit underrated.  One of my favorite places is Riverbend Park on land.  So much to see in the sea.  Lots of other state and national parks.

                 

                7. Driving Distance & Travel

                You can take 20 different vacations throughout the state. From Key West to Saint Augustine to Disney..  Just last weekend, myself and my wife went to the iconic Fontainebleau to celebrate her birthday for a getaway weekend. The Miami Beat Pool Party Music though turned to depressing Urgent  Care waiting room music. Why they would have a RUSTY Nail  on the Astro Turf of the pool deck is beyond?!? I asked for soap and water and they brought flavored watermelon and a cocktail!

                 

                 

                However, that case of Fountaine  Blues  usually doesn’t occur. There are like 20 different states and cultures all from within Florida. Take a look at our guide to getaways in Florida.

                 

                8. Fresh and amazing.

                If you live in Chicago, the fresh fish is Whitefish. In Boston, you get cod.  We have everything.  All brought in daily between here and the Bahamas.  Grouper, Triple Tail, Pompano, Snapper, Wahoo.  The list goes on and on.  Delicious.  Take a look at our restaurant guide for some of the choices.

                 

                9. Florida Man.

                Oh it’s weird here.  Florida does have our share of crazies and we are proud of them.  Just last weekend I saw a great scotch tape commercial with this Florida man handmade license plate.

                However, sometimes Florida man strikes their good side. Here is our very own Andrew Levy showing us a true Florida Man Hero.

                 

                10. Activities you never thought of

                It’s hard to snorkel in Lake Michigan. It’s cold and maybe you can see a rock and your hand.  Here though, jump into the water at Coral Cove Park in Jupiter Island and an underwater world opens up.

                 

                 

                Jeff Lichtenstein, originally from Chicago, got his start in the home furnishings textile business where he traveled over 35 weeks a year selling fabrics. After the family business was sold, Jeff moved to Florida and became a real estate agent. Today he is the owner and broker of Echo Fine Properties, a luxury residential brokerage voted best brokerage of the year. Jeff manages a non-traditional model of real estate that mimics a traditional business model. Echo has 80 agents, an average of one million dollars per transaction and over 500 million in annual sales. Between traveling for work and annual family trips to national parks with his wife and 2 now adult children, Jeff has visited 49 states. He is also one of the few Chicago White Sox fans you’ll ever meet.  Some publications he has been quoted in.

                Feel free to ask him a question directly at [email protected] including a complimentary real valuation of your home.

                Posted in Jeff's Journal, South Florida area & communities, Things to do / Activities on March 4, 2023 at 6:43 am.

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