ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. News & World Report has issued its latest ranking for the best places to live across the U.S. — including here in the Sunshine State.
Per the outlet, the study was crafted using factors like housing affordability, the cost of living, education and healthcare quality, crime rates, weather, and much more.
Nationwide, the top-ranked site for people to live turned out to be Carmel, Indiana, with Fishers, Indiana (No. 2), and Flower Mound, Texas (No. 3), coming in soon after.
But in the Sunshine State, the top spot instead turned out to be Parkland, with Palm Harbor (No. 2) and Weston (No. 3) following closely behind.
That said, Alafaya here in Orange County managed to crack the top 10, coming in at No. 8 for the state as a whole. The top-ranked city for each Central Florida county includes:
Brevard County — Melbourne (No. 42)
Flagler County — Palm Coast (No. 35)
Lake County — Clermont (No. 17)
Marion County — Ocala (No. 62)
Orange County — Alafaya (No. 8)
Osceola County — Kissimmee (No. 78)
Polk County — Lakeland (No. 40)
Seminole County — Sanford (No. 47)
Sumter County — The Villages (No. 13)
Volusia County — Ormond Beach (No. 20)
Meanwhile, the full Florida ranking is as follows:
State RankNat’l RankCityOverall Score (/10)114Parkland6.9262Palm Harbor6.5370Weston6.4497Riverview6.35115Pensacola6.26121Spring Hill6.27155Kendall6.18159Alafaya6.19161Doral6.110163Crestview6.111170Jupiter6.012178Apopka6.013186The Villages6.014205Homosassa Springs5.915215Naples5.916217Brandon5.917222Clermont5.918226Wellington5.919228Tampa5.820236Ormond Beach5.821246Pembroke Pines5.822248Bonita Springs5.823251Davie5.824260Punta Gorda5.825262Port Orange5.826270Largo5.827287St. Petersburg5.728290Zephyrhills5.729299North Port5.730301Palm Beach Gardens5.731321DeLand5.632326Cape Coral5.633328Port Charlotte5.634336Boca Raton5.635343Palm Coast5.636346Miramar5.637347Clearwater5.638353Deltona5.639357Pinellas Park5.640359Lakeland5.641361Tamarac5.642379Melbourne5.543382Palm Bay5.544389Sebastian5.545–Plantation5.546400Jacksonville5.547417Sanford5.448419Winter Haven5.449422Coral Springs5.450428Panama City5.451432Port St. Lucie5.452471Orlando5.353474Sebring5.354483Miami Beach5.355486Tallahassee5.356509Ft. Lauderdale5.257516Hialeah5.258534Delray Beach5.259553Ft. Myers5.160582Sunrise5.161586Miami5.162592Ocala5.163611Daytona Beach5.064615Homestead5.065638Wildwood5.066651Hollywood4.967657Bradenton4.968661West Palm Beach4.969672Boynton Beach4.970685North Miami Beach4.971702North Miami4.872707Deerfield Beach4.873709Gainesville4.874719Greenacres4.775733Sarasota4.776738Pompano Beach4.777739Lehigh Acres4.778754Kissimmee4.679787Miami Gardens4.580791Ft. Pierce4.581851Lauderhill4.0Breaking News Alerts
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