Notes from Charlotte County, Florida

NEW YORK – Oct. 21, 2010 – If you could live in any state, except the one you live in now, what state would you choose to live in?

The Harris Poll has asked this question every year since 1997. While California tops the list of most popular states to live in among Echo Boomers (now ages 18 to 33) and Gen Xers (ages 34 to 45), Hawaii is the top pick for Baby Boomers (ages 46 to 64) and Matures (ages 65 and over). Among Echo Boomers, Hawaii drops out of the top five.

Here are the top-10 states across the age groups:

1. California
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Colorado
5. Arizona
6. North Carolina
7. Oregon
8. Texas
9. New York
10. Washington

Source: Harris Interactive (10/19/2010)

Florida is still in the top 3 places that people want to live.  This is great news for all places in Florida, especially our local area, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, and North Port.