Places to Live in Florida
Florida is a peninsula with extensive Atlantic and Gulf coastlines, warm winters, subtropical and tropical climates and many rapidly growing metropolitan areas. Its communities range from dense South Florida cities to Gulf Coast retirement markets, Central Florida growth corridors and smaller inland towns.
Florida Highlights
- Extensive Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coastline
- Warm winters and long outdoor-living season
- Large tourism, hospitality and service economies
- Significant hurricane, flood and insurance considerations
NarrowTheList Locations in Florida
NarrowTheList currently includes 49 locations in Florida. This list updates automatically as additional locations are published.
South Atlantic
Southeast
- Bartow, FL
- Boca Raton, FL
- Bonita Springs, FL
- Bradenton, FL
- Cape Coral, FL
- Clermont, FL
- Coral Springs, FL
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Deland, FL
- Deltona, FL
- Doral, FL
- Estero, FL
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Gainesville, FL
- Hialeah, FL
- Hollywood, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Jupiter, FL
- Key West, FL
- Lakeland, FL
- Lehigh Acres, FL
- Melbourne, FL
- Miramar, FL
- Mount Dora, FL
- Naples Park, FL
- Naples, FL
- New Smyrna Beach, FL
- Ocala, FL
- Palm Bay, FL
- Palm Coast, FL
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Pensacola, FL
- Port St. Lucie, FL
- Punta Gorda, FL
- Sanford, FL
- Sarasota, FL
- Sebring, FL
- Spring Hill, FL
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Stuart, FL
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa, FL
- The Villages, FL
- Venice, FL
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Winter Haven, FL
Comparing Places to Live in Florida
South Florida, Central Florida, the Gulf Coast and the Panhandle differ in climate, insurance costs, congestion, housing prices and storm exposure. Coastal proximity can be a major lifestyle advantage while also introducing substantial ownership costs and risk considerations.
Use the NarrowTheList locations above to compare housing, employment, climate, recreation, transportation, safety and other factors using the same underlying criteria.