I was very surprised to read that Walton County home of Seaside, Rosemary Beach, WaterColor and Alys Beach made the Forbes top list list of where the rich are moving to. Walton County was number 5…and I am really not that surprised. It is a pretty simple formula:
Sunshine + warm weather + world's most beautiful beaches + incredible real estate buys + low taxes = Walton County
We recently got hooked on House Hunters International on HGTV. We continually are amazed at how little value you get with top dollar prices on homes across the globe. Each episode I find myself repeating, "Wow, they need to come to Scenic 30-A…do you know what you can buy for $1.2mil along the Emerald Coast."
Fortunately, we are not the only one that thinks Walton County is a top place to relocate as they rank 5th among Forbes list.
Top 5 Places Where America's Money Is Moving
No. 1: Collier County, Fla.
Arriving average income per capita: $76,161
Departing average income per capita: $26,128
Stationary household average income per capita: $49,959
Total arriving people: 15,150
Total departing people: 16,802
Top origin: Lee County, Fla. (2,987 people)
No. 2: Greene County, Ga.
Arriving average income per capita: $56,414
Departing average income per capita: $25,432
Stationary household average income per capita: $30,875
Total arriving people: 788
Total departing people: 778
Top origin: Putnam County, Ga. (76 people)
No. 3: Nassau County, Fla.
Arriving average income per capita: $51,833
Departing average income per capita: $29,312
Stationary household average income per capita: $32,306
Total arriving people: 4,785
Total departing people: 3,690
Top origin: Duval County, Fla. (1,721 people)
No. 4: Llano County, Texas
Arriving average income per capita: $44,324
Departing average income per capita: $22,541
Stationary household average income per capita: $26,201
Total arriving people: 1,192
Total departing people: 1,018
Top origin: Burnet County, Texas (312 people)
No. 5: Walton County, Fla.
Arriving average income per capita: $45,591
Departing average income per capita: $28,360
Stationary household average income per capita: $30,553
Total arriving people: 3,939
Total departing people: 3,230
Top origin: Okaloosa County, Fla. (1,148 people)
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