Many former Californians, Floridians in recent years choose to call Chattanooga home

December 25, 2023 at 8:11 p.m.

by Ben Sessoms

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Cameron Merriman poses for a photo with his cat, Nugget, in front of the Walnut Street Bridge on Saturday.
Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Cameron Merriman poses for a photo with his cat, Nugget, in front of the Walnut Street Bridge on Saturday.

Saddled with six figures in student loan debt and the San Francisco Bay area's high housing costs, Cameron Merriman was looking to make a move from California to a place he saw as more livable.

Merriman,

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