A move to Charlotte County must be a smart one — or at least a popular one — because a lot of people are doing it.
The Punta Gorda metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Charlotte County, recently took the number three spot on a list of the top 20 U.S. MSAs to where people are relocating.
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