Boston's professional class has been relocating to South Florida for decades. The winters are the primary reason. The taxes are the secondary reason. The ocean was always here.
Guide for Massachusetts buyers relocating to South Florida. Boston and Cape Cod to Fort Lauderdale, tax savings, escaping New England winters, and the best Broward neighborhoods for MA buyers.
Boston averages 48 inches of snow per year. The period from November through March is reliably cold, often with significant snowstorms. The outdoor lifestyle that Boston offers, sailing, hiking, running, outdoor dining, operates for roughly 5 months of the year. South Florida delivers the outdoor lifestyle that Boston buyers have been limiting to summer and fall, but year-round. For Boston buyers who have been taking Florida vacations every February for 20 years, the purchase decision comes when the vacation calculus shifts: spending $8,000 per year on Florida hotels makes less sense than bui...