Michigan winters are among the harshest in the Great Lakes region. The professional class that built careers in Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids consistently arrives in South Florida and wonders why they waited.
Guide for Michigan buyers relocating to South Florida. Detroit and Ann Arbor to Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. Tax savings, year-round warmth, and the Broward neighborhoods where Michigan buyers land.
Detroit averages 43 inches of snow per year. November through March is cold, grey, and unpredictable. The outdoor lifestyle that Michigan offers in summer, boating on the Great Lakes, golf, outdoor dining, cycling, operates for roughly 5 months of the year under favorable conditions. For Michigan professionals who have built significant wealth in automotive, finance, healthcare, or technology, that math becomes increasingly uncomfortable as careers peak and retirement approaches. South Florida doesn't ask you to give anything up. The boating community is larger. The golf courses are open in J...