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In Florida, seven people move in for every one person who leaves

by Alsha Khan

the skyline of miami while sunset

States with low taxes are attracting people from all over the country. Over the last eight years, an average of four people moved into low-tax states from other parts of the country for every one person who left, according to a new report from Redfin.

The trend is reversed in high-tax states like New Jersey, Illinois and New York, the latter of which lost more residents than any other state from 2013 through 2020 (for every eight people who left, only one person moved in).

Redfin analyzed migration to and from the 48 contiguous U.S. states during these eight years (Hawaii and Alaska are excluded because they are extreme outliers). The migration trends correlate with rates of sales tax, income tax and property tax in 2020.

Florida has the seventh-lowest tax rate in the country and saw seven people move in for every person who left. Florida gained more residents than all but four states between 2013 and 2020. Realtors attribute this to no state income tax and the opportunity to live on the beach.

“Competition and prices are up and supply is down this year, partly due to those out-of-state buyers who sold homes in expensive markets and are buying homes using cash in Florida,” said local Redfin agent Heather Kruayai in a press release.

Nevada gained more residents than any other state over the last eight years, with only one person leaving for every nine people who move into the state, which has the sixth-lowest tax rate in the U.S.

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