A newspaper editor once said: “Go west, young man”. Rarely remembered; however; was the rest of the advice attributed to the New York Tribune’s legendary Horace Greeley: “...and there, build up a home.”
Following Greely’s words today in a different direction are boomers who once left northern areas for Florida but are now relocating ‘half way back’ to new homes in communities in and around mid-Georgia’s picturesque small towns.
The numbers of these active adults have grown so fast in recent years that the term ‘half backs’ has been coined describing relocating Floridians seeking a life reminiscent of northern areas where they grew up.
Now part of a baby boomer demographic, they are moving ‘half way’ back to this southeastern area, opting for a year-round climate with seasonal changes they recall from youthful days of living in country towns and suburbs, devoid of endless tract housing and strip shopping centers that typify so many Florida suburban areas.
They also cite traffic woes, rising property taxes, insurance rates, and unpredictable hurricanes as reasons to leave Florida for a simpler and often less-costly lifestyle in places like Perry and other smaller towns in Georgia.
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