There was a time when Florida maps were useful navigation tools for residents of and visitors to the Sunshine State. With the rapid population growth in decades past, cartographers often had a hard time keeping up with all of the expanding highways, new housing developments and tourist attractions. With the advent of Google maps and interactive mash-ups, today's Florida map tells a more sobering side of life in the HousingBath. The Sun-Sentinel publishes a colorful breakdown by zip code of foreclosures and subprime loans throughout Palm Beach and Broward Counties. The AP also has a new national map that aggregates unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy data by county. According to the Economic Stress Index, life in Florida is currently most stressful in Lee, Flagler and St. Lucie Counties. And perhaps the most original visual barometer of lost fortunes is the new MadoffMap which charts victims of Bernie Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Along with New York and California, Florida has one of the highest densities of Madoff victims; many of them located around Jupiter, Palm Beach and Boca Raton.
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