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Yet not everyone is eager to retire in the Sunshine State.
For Mandy Cline, a senior account manager at919 Marketing, retiring in Florida is not in the cards.
She has no plans to move back to Florida due to a mix of financial and lifestyle reasons.
On the financial front, here are three of her top reasons she doesnt want toretire in Florida.
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This holds even more true when you factor in the increased risk of natural disasters such as hurricanes.
These costs do not seem to be letting up anytime soon, with a 7% increase in 2024.
This is likely to continue to increase throughout 2025.
Its even gotten to the point where Cline doesnt want to keep the property she owns there.
I lived through Hurricane Andrew.
I also worry about flooding and what that can do to home costs and car insurance costs.
I think its only going to get worse.
I wouldnt want to invest in anything in Florida, Cline said.
I am someone who really enjoys the outdoors and hates humidity, she said.
There are always some risks and downsides.
For example, if retiring in Colorado, Cline said she would have to worry about fires.
Caitlyn Moorheadcontributed to the reporting for this article.
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