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PerryB67 wrote:

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:
Average age in Florida is 42. Where in the world did you get your information?

Mold & mildew? Sure, just like any other coastal area. Once it gets out of control, I'll be concerned.

Oppressive humidity? Maybe to some who aren't used to it. Much like oppressive cold (such as the current temperature of -11F in Lanesboro, MN as I write this :E)

And murders?? In Florida? Seriously? Nowhere else, eh?

OK, OK, we get it. You don't like Florida. So noted.

Sorry, I meant "lifespan". I've corrected my previous post.

Yes, mold and mildew are problems for people and one of the reasons I and many others don't live in the coastal states. The "oppressive humidity" is the reason for the mold and mildew problems.

Florida's population is around 22 million and in 2020 they had 1,285 murders or 58 murders per million. Canada's entire population is 38 million and in 2020 there were 743 murders or 19 murders per million.

I chose not to live in Florida because of many, many reasons, safety, health, and lifespan being a few.

I'd be curious how "lifespan" is calculated. Pretty much no one is "from Florida", so how do they factor in snowbirds and people who move in late in life. I suspect, that is distorting the numbers as very few people move to the rural areas of the great white north, so those numbers are mostly life long residents.

As far as murders...it's very much a localized issue. If you choose to live in a barrio in miami and associate with drug mules, yeah, it's a big concern. If you live in a nice area and associate with nice middle class folks, it's not really an issue.