It’s no secret that retirees like to fly south for warmer weather, cheaper living and a slower way of life – but now many are skipping Florida for booming beach towns in southern Delaware.
More than 40,000 people have moved to Sussex County, Delaware, since 2020, wooed by the area’s low taxes and sandy beaches – pushing the oceanfront county’s population 17% higher, five times the rate of national growth, according to a Bloomberg report.
Over the same period, Delaware’s population of residents 65 or older has soared 23%, more than any other state, driven in part by the swarms of Baby Boomers flocking to Sussex, the report said.