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Our neighborhood in Charlotte is loaded with refugees from NJ, metro NY, Mass, Ohio and Michigan. Not so many from CT or the little New England states. There are so many here from Western NY there are 3 Buffalo Bills bars in town, and several catering to Giants and Jets fans. Yes, Charlotte has better winter weather than the North, but the main reason folks are retired here taxes. The tax structure in NJ, NY, etc is such that if you are on a basically fixed income (read retired), staying in those states is a tough grind. The property taxes are brutal on any side of NYC. Total yearly property taxes in CLT are commonly under $2,000 and South Carolina is even less. There are so many Yankees in and around Charlotte it is almost comical. You hear conversations in stores around here and you might think you're in NJ or Queens.
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