I moved my family from SoCal to north Florida, AKA “Florgia.” But I agree there is much to admire in TN, the Carolinas etc.
I hope you didn’t think I was negative about Florida. Some people from Minnesota and Maine find the southern part a little too hot, a little too New York-ish. Florida is wonderful. I’d take it any day over the winters in New England. The cost of living is great too.