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All I need is for California to drop the tax on military retirement and I'll happily move there. Florida has taken a quick turn in the wrong direction
Florida is the toxic waste dump for Blue State undesirables. >

The states are becoming two of the nation’s biggest ideological rivals. Superman has Bizarro, a powerful antagonist who resembles him from afar but has the opposite instincts. Florida and California have each other.
Advisors to Newsom and DeSantis, who are coming off landslide reelection victories, expect competition to escalate between the two governors, who could at some point run for president. But their differences are greater than one contest between two men. They also reflect widening national schisms over culture, lifestyle and the definition of freedom — between those who see institutions as forces to lift people up and those who see them bearing down on people.
From a distance, the two coastal states look similar: beaches and natural disasters; kitschy theme parks full of tourists; orange groves paved over by housing developments; and populations that swell with people from elsewhere seeking to remake themselves in places unburdened by their pasts. But their differences have often come to dominate the national conversation in recent months.
“California represents to the right: high taxes, Hollywood, strange parades in San Francisco where the drag queens not only read stories, they prance,” said Diane Roberts, a Florida-based author and DeSantis critic who writes about her state’s culture and history. “Whereas in Florida, we’re investigating a drag queen Christmas show.” >

I think there was a recent report that actually found that Florida was the most expensive place to live in the country, as a homeowner at least, due to home insurance being through the roof. 
I've had Republicans tell me that California takes 80% of my income. When I tell them that that's not even remotely fucking true and show them the actual brackets where even at the highest bracket (12.3%) I wouldn't be getting taxed anything remotely close to that, they always just tell me that it's fake.
Edit: I posted two articles about it below. It's actually bad for both renting and owning in Florida, so, just bad all around >

I didn't find that report about FL, but I wouldn't be surprised, the articles I did find indicated that homeowners insurance would be more than double than what we pay.
These supposed "cheap" places to live like TX and FL may not have income taxes, but they make up for it in sales taxes etc., as I found out a few years back when my job took us to Texas for a few years.  Those school district taxes were brutal.   To be fair, housing prices were slightly cheaper, but not nearly as much as advertised.

Texans actually pay more in taxes than Californians do >

Moved to Florida from a small Northeast city. Our house is slightly cheaper than back up home. Everything else is more expensive. 
And the no income tax...you get what you pay for. Schools are horrendous, water is undrinkable, roads are terrible, etc etc etc >

Where in Florida are you living that roads are worse than anywhere in Northeast? Florida roads are probably the best maintained and best funded in the country. 
They are terrible for pedestrians and cyclists but Florida is carbrain paradise. >

Panhandle >

The California/Florida dichotomy is but one of many dichotomies that has turned the United States into two nations masquerading as one. >

one is America and the other is Unamerica >

The trouble is, both sides believe they're the former. >

no, trouble is one is trying to defend democracy the other is trying to destroy it. >

Yeah but again they both believe it, it’s insane >

If the Federal Government would stop propping up and bailing out eater states like Florida the people might have more incentive to pay attention and throw the thieves and charlatans out. >

Florida is a third-world place partially redeemed by pockets of rich relocated liberals and wealthy immigrants. Ron DeSantis has to pretend that’s not the case. >

You’re saying California in no way resembles a third wild country either?  You sure about that? >

Gdp says otherwise.
You can hate on California all you want. Just stop suckling it's teat when you do. >

Everyone talks shit about Cali.
Everyone also takes Cali's money.
Shrug >

It was the best of times.  It was the worst of times. >

It was the blurst of times?! >

As a Massachusetts resident who has lived in Melbourne and Delray Beach, FL, and Encinitas and Sunnyvale, CA, I can tell you that both states suck relative to MA.....everything outside of the weather from Dec to April is better here......not even close >

Florida is a part of the Ametica vested with scientific ignorance, and religious bigotry, misogyny, and, homophobia. >

I would really avoid lionising California. They’ve got some real serious problems that need addressing too. >

Name a single state that doesn’t.