Overview
- Within those considering relocation, 26% say they are seriously weighing a move because living costs feel unsustainable.
- Concern about inflation is pervasive at 90%, and 80% express worry about housing affordability.
- Financial strain is widespread, with 43% living paycheck to paycheck and only 48% holding at least three months of emergency savings.
- Residents and local sources point to rising property taxes and home insurance as primary pressures, even as home prices have stabilized in some areas.
- Florida Atlantic University’s BEPI surveyed 1,000 adults from Sept. 30 to Oct. 10, and researchers describe an affordability anxiety that persists even as the state continues to attract newcomers at a slowing pace.