This article adds to the emerging literature on the seasonal migration of the elderly by considering the economic benefits and costs to a large receiving area. Estimates of the number of "snowbird" households are derived from an annual mobile home and travel trailer park census and a local savings company sample. These estimates are then combined with individual park resident survey results to generate expenditure totals for park snowbirds and all snowbirds during the 1986-1987 season. Conflicts between permanent and seasonal residents are considered after expenditure totals are derived, and the article concludes with views about future research needs.
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