Florida Cities With The Cheapest Gas Prices
I am sorry to inform you that the Tampa Bay area doesn’t have the cheapest gas prices in Florida. The Florida panhandle has the cheapest gas in the state. AAA report on the gas prices every day and they report that Jackson County has the cheapest gas. Jackson County is in the panhandle and it borders Georgia. The average price there is $3.50 a gallon.
Escambia County, which is the westernmost county in the panhandle, has cheap gas also. The average there is $3.51. Escambia County is home to Pensacola. Bay and Okaloosa Counties also have gas prices under $3.60 a gallon.
The average for the counties in the Tampa Bay area is $3.77 a gallon. We do not have the most expensive county in Florida as that belongs to Palm Beach County. The average gas price there is $3.86 a gallon.
[SOURCE: WFLA]
The Top 5 Florida Cities People Are Moving To
Yes, Florida it getting busier and the traffic is getting worse. There are a few Florida cities people are moving to. Florida is one of the top states in the country where people are moving to in 2023. The report coming from PODS. Yes, the moving and storage company. They definitely are a great resource to put out a report about people moving.
PODS says about the overall report, “Our numbers indicate that cities and states with high costs of living, higher crime rates, and inclement weather are pushing Americans to move, while the cities and states that offer low tax rates, warm weather, and comparatively affordable housing are attracting movers.” Not only is Florida one of the top states people are moving to, but people are moving to the South of the United States more than anywhere else. The places where people are moving from the most are the New York tri-state area and the west coast.
There are a bunch of Florida cities people are moving to, but the #1 city isn’t in Florida. The report that PODS put out says that the #1 city people are moving to is Myrtle Beach, SC/Wilmington, NC. So, I guess they are combining the two cities even though they are 77 miles apart. Maybe they are tied for #1. That area was #6 in 2022.
The list included the Top 20 cities and six Florida cities are in the Top 20. Five of those Florida cities are in the Top 10. Check out the five that are in the Top 10 below.
Sarasota
Sarasota is #2 on the list of cities where people are moving to. Sarasota was #1 in 2022.
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Orlando
Orlando is #3 this year, but was #9 in 2022. So, more people are moving to Orlando than they did last year.
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Ocala
Ocala may be a surprising Florida city on the list, but it comes in at #4 in the United States. It was also #5 in America in 2022.
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Jacksonville
Was #11 in 2022, but is now #8 in the United States.
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Tampa Bay
Here we go! Tampa Bay is #9 this year, but was actually #4 in 2022. So less people have moved here this year than last year.
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