Why Amenity Seeking Adults Relocate to Georgia?
That’s a $64,000 question or, from another view, an answer which 64,000 people can give. From 1995 to 2000, over 64,000 people 60 years of age and older moved to Georgia from another state. That’s 13,000 “retirees” or “near retirees” every year and by now those numbers are undoubtedly much higher. In fact, Georgia is at least in the top six of all the U. S. states in terms of “retirees” moving here from another state. More info > Retiring in Georgia from Florida By Dr. Charles Longino Most of us are so accustomed to thinking about retirees who move to Florida, that we lose sight of those who leave Florida for other places. The exchange of migrants between Georgia and Florida is a case in point. The number moving between these two states in different directions favors Georgia. Actually, more retirees move to Georgia from Florida than the other way around (16,370 to Georgia; 11,515 to Florida). These numbers are based on the 2000 census, before the hurricanes of the last few years. More
