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Ranked for Retirees

Best Places to Live in Florida for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Hallandale BeachPopulation 41,102 · solid overall livability100% match
  2. #2TamaracPopulation 71,578 · solid overall livability90% match
  3. #3MargatePopulation 58,396 · solid overall livability90% match
  4. #4LakelandPopulation 114,404 · solid overall livability87% match
  5. #5MelbournePopulation 84,982 · solid overall livability87% match
  6. #6LargoPopulation 82,541 · solid overall livability87% match
  7. #7Port CharlottePopulation 63,913 · solid overall livability87% match
  8. #8Port OrangePopulation 62,849 · solid overall livability87% match
  9. #9BradentonPopulation 55,795 · solid overall livability87% match
  10. #10North Fort MyersPopulation 42,492 · solid overall livability87% match
  11. #11West Little RiverPopulation 33,465 · solid overall livability87% match
  12. #12Dania BeachPopulation 31,700 · solid overall livability87% match
  13. #13Vero Beach SouthPopulation 29,965 · solid overall livability87% match
  14. #14Ives EstatesPopulation 26,814 · solid overall livability87% match
  15. #15Palm SpringsPopulation 26,692 · solid overall livability87% match
  16. #16WrightPopulation 26,272 · solid overall livability87% match
  17. #17South BradentonPopulation 25,471 · solid overall livability87% match
  18. #18SebastianPopulation 25,266 · solid overall livability87% match
  19. #19HialeahPopulation 222,996 · solid overall livability85% match
  20. #20Delray BeachPopulation 66,646 · solid overall livability85% match
  21. #21JupiterPopulation 60,926 · solid overall livability85% match
  22. #22Palm Beach GardensPopulation 59,088 · solid overall livability85% match
  23. #23RockledgePopulation 27,808 · solid overall livability85% match
  24. #24VenicePopulation 25,710 · solid overall livability85% match
  25. #25Merritt IslandPopulation 34,300 · solid overall livability82% 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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