This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. This is our sixth time ranking the best small places to live in Florida.
You’ve seen these lists before: Best places to live in Florida, Most Beautiful Downtowns, etc., etc. But all of them focus on major cities and towns in the Sunshine State and no one pays attention to the little guy.
Well, that’s all about to change as we put together a list of the best small towns in Florida based on numbers–not opinions or hearsay.
We’ll dive right into our methodology in the next section; but first, we thought you might just want to know which places in Florida ranked the based–you know, based on science.
Before we get to the top 15, here’s a look at the 10 Best Small Towns To Live in Florida for 2020.
The 10 Best Small Towns To Live In Florida For 2020
What’s the best small town in Florida? Wabasso Beach is the best small town in Florida based on the most recent Census data. If you live in one of these small towns like Wabasso Beach, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.
But for the rest of you–keep reading and we’ll get to just why these small towns made our list.
Population: 1,359 Median Income: $65,769 (72nd Best) Median Home Value: $572,400 (10th Best) More on North Redington Beach:Data | Homes For Sale
How We Determined The Coolest Towns In Florida
We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the most recent data from the Census’s 2014-2018 American Community Survey and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this is the criteria we used:
We looked at places with populations lower than 5,000 people and greater than 1,000, of which, there were a lot – 262 to be exact.
We then ranked each place in each category with scores from 1 to 262, averaged them out, and the lowest scores went to our Best Small Towns in Florida. Top of that list — Wabasso Beach. You can download the data here.
Keep reading to find out more about our top 15 best small towns in Florida.
Science Can Tackle Any Issue, Even Small Ones
We said it once and we’ll say it again — this list: it’s just science. We did the research, we crunched the numbers, and it turns out, these 15 small towns in Florida are the best, in which to live.
And who can argue with that?
If you’re curious, here are the worst small towns in Florida:
Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.
He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.
If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.
