Because Florida & Texas are low tax states. Much better for seniors.
Texas isn’t low tax. There’s no state income tax but property taxes aren’t low—last I looked we’re 14th from highest.
We took a hard look at retiring to Texas (West Texas actually).
The property taxes were a big issue for us—particularly the way they were calculated and how they might be impacted by future illegal immigration.
It is always hard to have a crystal ball—but the risk of skyrocketing property taxes in the medium term scared us off...