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Ranked for Great Weather

Best Places to Live in Florida for Great Weather

Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1St. PetersburgPopulation 259,343 · solid overall livability71% match
  2. #2Cape CoralPopulation 198,912 · solid overall livability71% match
  3. #3Lehigh AcresPopulation 124,440 · solid overall livability71% match
  4. #4Palm BayPopulation 121,513 · solid overall livability71% match
  5. #5ClearwaterPopulation 116,984 · solid overall livability71% match
  6. #6DeltonaPopulation 94,373 · solid overall livability71% match
  7. #7AlafayaPopulation 91,531 · solid overall livability71% match
  8. #8Palm CoastPopulation 91,082 · solid overall livability71% match
  9. #9Fort MyersPopulation 88,699 · solid overall livability71% match
  10. #10MelbournePopulation 84,982 · solid overall livability71% match
  11. #11Pine HillsPopulation 83,221 · solid overall livability71% match
  12. #12LargoPopulation 82,541 · solid overall livability71% match
  13. #13HomesteadPopulation 79,996 · mixed overall livability71% match
  14. #14The VillagesPopulation 79,108 · solid overall livability71% match
  15. #15KendallPopulation 78,402 · solid overall livability71% match
  16. #16North PortPopulation 76,975 · solid overall livability71% match
  17. #17Daytona BeachPopulation 73,329 · solid overall livability71% match
  18. #18Port CharlottePopulation 63,913 · solid overall livability71% match
  19. #19OcalaPopulation 63,504 · solid overall livability71% match
  20. #20Port OrangePopulation 62,849 · solid overall livability71% match
  21. #21Palm HarborPopulation 61,589 · solid overall livability71% match
  22. #22SanfordPopulation 61,272 · solid overall livability71% match
  23. #23The HammocksPopulation 59,843 · solid overall livability71% match
  24. #24BradentonPopulation 55,795 · solid overall livability71% match
  25. #25SarasotaPopulation 55,508 · solid overall livability71% 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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