In Florida, one city is not waiting for retirees to show up but is recruiting them to resettle there.
While older people flock to the state each year, relatively few head to Tallahassee, a tree-lined city in the Panhandle where lawmakers hold forth in the Capitol and streets spill over with students who attend the area’s major universities.
Tallahassee, which is not growing as fast as the rest of the state, is looking to attract new residents, including small-business owners who can generate jobs. A key part of the city’s efforts is expanding its population of retirees, and it has adopted some unusual tactics — including subsidizing a few people to move there.