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Florida ranks #1 in net migration for fifth consecutive year

For the fifth consecutive year, Florida ranks in the number one spot for net migration. According to the most current net migration data from the U.S. Census, Florida saw the largest gain of residents between July 2019 and July 2020 with more than 252,700 new residents. These new stats bring the total daily number of […]

Tampa area’s cost of living remains below the national average

The MSA scored a cost of living index of 96.3 in first quarter 2021, nearly four points lower than the national average TAMPA, Fla. – (June 7, 2021) – The Tampa metro area scored a cost of living index of 96.3 during the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest Cost of Living Index […]

Tampa’s time has definitely arrived

As summer begins and the whole country emerges from pandemic lockdowns and isolation, Tampa Bay is gaining prominence as one of the best markets in the Unites States for relocating people and companies. While this was already the case pre-COVID, what’s different now is that our region is seeing an uptick in interest from the […]

Tampa shines in National Public Radio podcast series

Tom Wilmer, host of the Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR digital media travel show, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer, recently visited Tampa to get a primer on Tampa’s historic past, exciting present and bright future. It was Wilmer’s and his associate producer Jennifer Simonson’s first time in Tampa and they were blown away by all […]

Cost of Living in Tampa Bay

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