[busterarm]

Moving to Florida from NYC was a revelation for me. With more people it manages to properly return services to its citizens despite zero income tax.

Think about the state and city tax you pay as a New Yorker and just how miserable of an experience you get in return.

NYC is drowning in pension obligations and just plain mismanagement. For nearly two years post-COVID lockdown you still couldn't get any kind of interaction with any city services. The city courts are still backed up for years and years.

The city's infrastructure is collapsing, budget cuts are everywhere and every politician in the city is still crawling over each other trying to save their pet pork projects rather than do what matters for most of the people who live there.

GET OUT!

[busterarm]

Just want to add that I didn't stay in Florida. Miami is weird.

The Carolinas suit me just fine. Most underrated part of the country by far.

[ghaff]

I've spent a fair bit of time in North Carolina. Never lived there but every job since grad school has had some connection there. Don't love the summer climate but a fair bit to recommend it (for the South particularly) overall.

[quux]

I lived in South Beach for a year. Definitely a strange place :D