NBC News recently interviewed multiple Floridians, new and old, about the state’s offsetting vibe. Donna Smith, who lived in the Tampa Bay area for 30 years before moving to Pennsylvania in December, says the relaxed beach community that she loved is gone.
Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!“Instead, it’s just a constant stressful atmosphere.
I feel as though it could ignite at any point, and I’m not a fearmonger. It’s just the atmosphere, the feeling there,” she said.As of last summer, Florida was the second-fastest growing state in the U.S., only behind Texas.
More than 700,000 people flocked there in 2022; and last year, there were nearly two homebuyers for every one leaving. But simultaneously, there’s an exodus.