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Ranked for Affordable Living

Best Places to Live in Florida for Affordable Living

Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1North Fort MyersPopulation 42,492 · solid overall livability49% match
  2. #2HialeahPopulation 222,996 · solid overall livability37% match
  3. #3Cape CoralPopulation 198,912 · solid overall livability37% match
  4. #4MiramarPopulation 135,158 · solid overall livability37% match
  5. #5DaviePopulation 105,821 · mixed overall livability37% match
  6. #6DeltonaPopulation 94,373 · solid overall livability37% match
  7. #7PlantationPopulation 93,130 · solid overall livability37% match
  8. #8AlafayaPopulation 91,531 · solid overall livability37% match
  9. #9Palm CoastPopulation 91,082 · solid overall livability37% match
  10. #10Fort MyersPopulation 88,699 · solid overall livability37% match
  11. #11The VillagesPopulation 79,108 · solid overall livability37% match
  12. #12KendallPopulation 78,402 · solid overall livability37% match
  13. #13North PortPopulation 76,975 · solid overall livability37% match
  14. #14DoralPopulation 74,891 · solid overall livability37% match
  15. #15PoincianaPopulation 69,311 · solid overall livability37% match
  16. #16Port OrangePopulation 62,849 · solid overall livability37% match
  17. #17Palm HarborPopulation 61,589 · solid overall livability37% match
  18. #18The HammocksPopulation 59,843 · solid overall livability37% match
  19. #19MargatePopulation 58,396 · solid overall livability37% match
  20. #20FountainebleauPopulation 57,066 · solid overall livability37% match
  21. #21SarasotaPopulation 55,508 · solid overall livability37% match
  22. #22ApopkaPopulation 55,056 · solid overall livability37% match
  23. #23Bonita SpringsPopulation 53,945 · solid overall livability37% match
  24. #24WestchesterPopulation 53,765 · solid overall livability37% match
  25. #25TamiamiPopulation 52,851 · solid overall livability37% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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