Comments on: Will Baby Boomers Flock to Florida? http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/10/02/will-baby-boomers-flock-to-florida/ The online magazine for baby boomers with active lifestyles Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erin Ruddick http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/10/02/will-baby-boomers-flock-to-florida/#comment-1671 Erin Ruddick Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:34:12 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=998#comment-1671 The writer misses a VERY critical point - the majority of Baby Boomers will never move out of their present county, forget moving out of their state to Florida. National Association of Home Builders research showed that 57% of Boomer want to stay within 50 miles of their family. Per data from HUD and Census, only 5% of 55+ Americans move per year. This rate of mobility has stayed roughly the same since 1998. More than 50% of 55+ movers stay in the same county. In 2005, another 21% changed counties but stayed in the same state. Florida may be the home of choice for many Boomers - it's most likely those already living in Florida. The writer misses a VERY critical point – the majority of Baby Boomers will never move out of their present county, forget moving out of their state to Florida.

National Association of Home Builders research showed that 57% of Boomer want to stay within 50 miles of their family. Per data from HUD and Census, only 5% of 55+ Americans move per year. This rate of mobility has stayed roughly the same since 1998.

More than 50% of 55+ movers stay in the same county. In 2005, another 21% changed counties but stayed in the same state.

Florida may be the home of choice for many Boomers – it’s most likely those already living in Florida.

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