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Ranked for Young Families

Best Places to Live in Florida for Young Families

Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1LakelandPopulation 114,404 · solid overall livability68% match
  2. #2PensacolaPopulation 54,059 · solid overall livability68% match
  3. #3RockledgePopulation 27,808 · solid overall livability68% match
  4. #4VenicePopulation 25,710 · solid overall livability68% match
  5. #5Boynton BeachPopulation 80,068 · solid overall livability66% match
  6. #6JupiterPopulation 60,926 · solid overall livability61% match
  7. #7Fort MyersPopulation 88,699 · solid overall livability59% match
  8. #8MelbournePopulation 84,982 · solid overall livability59% match
  9. #9Ferry PassPopulation 32,447 · solid overall livability59% match
  10. #10Wesley ChapelPopulation 68,814 · solid overall livability56% match
  11. #11Land O' LakesPopulation 40,843 · solid overall livability56% match
  12. #12Winter SpringsPopulation 38,205 · solid overall livability56% match
  13. #13Palm SpringsPopulation 26,692 · solid overall livability56% match
  14. #14NorthdalePopulation 26,079 · solid overall livability56% match
  15. #15PacePopulation 25,657 · solid overall livability56% match
  16. #16Country ClubPopulation 50,975 · solid overall livability54% match
  17. #17Ives EstatesPopulation 26,814 · solid overall livability54% match
  18. #18West Palm BeachPopulation 117,588 · solid overall livability51% match
  19. #19The VillagesPopulation 79,108 · solid overall livability51% match
  20. #20Delray BeachPopulation 66,646 · solid overall livability51% match
  21. #21Port OrangePopulation 62,849 · solid overall livability51% match
  22. #22SanfordPopulation 61,272 · solid overall livability51% match
  23. #23Palm Beach GardensPopulation 59,088 · solid overall livability51% match
  24. #24Ormond BeachPopulation 43,127 · solid overall livability51% match
  25. #25DeLandPopulation 38,392 · solid overall livability51% 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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