Few Americans plan to retire to Florida anytime soon
Core finding
Nearly half of Americans (48%) say they are not planning to retire to Florida, and another 27% say they are not planning to retire at all right now or are unable to, according to a December 2025 Verasight survey.
An additional 13% have no timeline and are just researching options. Relatively few have a move in sight: 5% say a year or more out, and 7% expect to move within the next year, combining those who say within the next three months, within three to six months, and within six to twelve months.
Topline distribution
Few Americans plan to retire to Florida anytime soon.
If interested in retiring in Florida, when would you be looking to move?
n = 1,000 · Dec 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Dec 3–8, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | soc_pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic
If interested in retiring in Florida, when would you be looking to move?
Cite this question
Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.