More Floridians moving to Alabama for lower costs, same beach

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“It’s the same shore,” said Jim Cavanaugh, 70, a retired ATF special agent-in-charge who lives in a $788,000 Orange Beach home, to WSJ. “The same sun and the same sunset. It’s probably the same seagull flying back and forth.” ☀️

There was a moment of disbelief last fall when John Fox, a retired financial planner and a political progressive, realized he was driving to Baldwin County from Minnesota with the intent to live there.Fox and Louise Turkula, a retired plastic surgeon, bought a $955,000 home on Ono Island. The two said they feel welcomed by their neighbors.

While the average salary in Baldwin County is lower than Broward County or Fort Myers, Fla., home, insurance and food costs are also lower in Alabama.

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