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Moving from Florida to Austin

41,655 people made this move in the 2022-2023 tax year alone. Here's what the IRS data and the people who moved actually say about it.

24,196 tax returns (41,655 people including dependents) logged a move from Florida to Texas in the 2022-2023 IRS SOI migration data. Those returns represent $1,695M in adjusted gross income following the move.

This page is the route-specific version of the full Austin guide. If you are moving from Florida, three things are going to be different from what the relocation blogs tell you: the tax delta is smaller than the headline (insurance, property tax, and sales tax eat the spread), the climate adjustment is larger (especially if you are moving from a cooler state), and the social calibration is harder because you are the network tip, not the node.

The short version

What the Florida to Austin move actually looks like

  • The volume.41,655 people in a single tax year. You are part of a measurable wave, not a one-off.
  • The return flow.35,016 people moved the other way in the same year. Some people who made your exact move three years ago are already leaving. Worth knowing why.
  • The money delta.Run your own income through the calculator on the Austin guide. The honest post-tax number is usually 40-65% of the marketing number.
  • The timeline.Year one does not feel like anything. Most people who leave Austin do so between months 14 and 24. Plan for the adjustment, not just the move.