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Ranked for Outdoor Lovers

Best Places to Live in Florida for Outdoor Lovers

Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Vero Beach SouthPopulation 29,965 · solid overall livability90% match
  2. #2SebastianPopulation 25,266 · solid overall livability90% match
  3. #3Tarpon SpringsPopulation 25,355 · solid overall livability77% match
  4. #4Fort PiercePopulation 47,153 · solid overall livability74% match
  5. #5RockledgePopulation 27,808 · solid overall livability72% match
  6. #6West MelbournePopulation 26,762 · solid overall livability72% match
  7. #7NorthdalePopulation 26,079 · solid overall livability72% match
  8. #8Palm CityPopulation 25,957 · solid overall livability72% match
  9. #9LeesburgPopulation 27,226 · solid overall livability69% match
  10. #10Palm SpringsPopulation 26,692 · solid overall livability69% match
  11. #11Silver Springs ShoresPopulation 25,453 · solid overall livability69% match
  12. #12Palm CoastPopulation 91,082 · solid overall livability62% match
  13. #13BradentonPopulation 55,795 · solid overall livability62% match
  14. #14Sun City CenterPopulation 29,290 · solid overall livability62% match
  15. #15RuskinPopulation 28,878 · solid overall livability62% match
  16. #16KeystonePopulation 26,059 · solid overall livability62% match
  17. #17Fish HawkPopulation 25,179 · solid overall livability62% match
  18. #18Spring HillPopulation 116,882 · solid overall livability59% match
  19. #19Golden GatePopulation 29,400 · solid overall livability59% match
  20. #20ImmokaleePopulation 27,753 · solid overall livability59% match
  21. #21VenicePopulation 25,710 · solid overall livability59% match
  22. #22PacePopulation 25,657 · solid overall livability59% match
  23. #23South BradentonPopulation 25,471 · solid overall livability59% match
  24. #24Port St. LuciePopulation 210,520 · solid overall livability56% match
  25. #25Palm BayPopulation 121,513 · solid overall livability56% 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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