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Why Americans are flocking to this Florida retirement hot spot

A community on Florida's Gulf Coast has seen a large influx of new residents from the Midwest who are driving the area's rapid growth.The population of Sarasota County, Florida, has grown 12.4% over the five years leading up to April 2025, according to Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR).Midwesterners have flocked to the community for a permanent move as they approach or begin retirement, following the path taken by many of the region's snowbirds, who relocate to the warmer climate during cold Midwest winters."The surge of Midwesterners into Sarasota reflects a confluence...