These Are The 10 Best Suburbs In Florida For 2018

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Are you sick of being a city slicker?

Do you long for life in suburban Florida? Where you can drive your overly-large vehicle to the store for groceries, and schlep the kids around to practices and appointments without worrying about a parking space?

We do too.

Public transportation is…icky at times. When you have to call an Uber to get to urgent care on a Friday night, that gets old after a while.

So, the question is, if you wanted to move out to the suburbs of Tallahassee, where would you go? And how would you decide on the ranking factors to help you pick which Florida suburb was best?

No worries. We got it all figured out here.

These are the 10 best suburbs in the Sunshine State:

Key Biscayne is the place to be when it comes to being a soccer mom in suburban Florida.

So if you’re thinking of packing up your mini van and making a move to a quiet place to live in Florida, we’ve got you covered.

Keep on reading for a detailed methodology. Or, check out the best places to live in Florida and the best places to raise a family in Florida.

How do you determine which suburb is the best in Florida anyways?

To give you the best suburbs in Florida, we have to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city, and make some assumptions about what’s a “best city” and what isn’t.

So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.

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How we crunched the suburb numbers for the Sunshine State

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using U.S. Census data produced for the state of Florida, we looked at every town between 5,000 and 200,000 residents, and within 30 miles of a city that’s over 200,000 people (In other words, suburbs).

We paid particular attention to:

Median Home Values
Median Income
Population Density (Higher is Better)
Unemployment Rates
Commute Time
Education Levels
Health Insurance Coverage
Poverty Rates

We ranked each suburb in Florida across a number of criteria from one to 90, with one being the best.

We then took the average rank across all criteria, with the town posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Suburb To Live In Florida”.

The result is some of the safest, quiet, and awesome places to live in Florida

Read on to see why Key Biscayne is the ‘burb with the most, while Homestead is probably not the best place to live in Florida.

1. Key Biscayne

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Population: 12,935
Median Income: $124,504
Median Home Price: $1,034,800
Key Biscayne is located 6 miles south of Miami.

2. Coral Gables

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Population: 50,533
Median Income: $91,452
Median Home Price: $696,000
Coral Gables is located 7 miles south of Miami.

3. Parkland

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Population: 28,354
Median Income: $128,292
Median Home Price: $490,100
Parkland is located 30 miles north of Hialeah.

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4. Surfside

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Population: 5,810
Median Income: $72,266
Median Home Price: $561,900
Surfside is located 8 miles north of Miami.

5. Longboat Key

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Population: 7,158
Median Income: $87,201
Median Home Price: $660,300
Longboat Key is located 25 miles south of St. Petersburg.

6. Belle Isle

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Population: 6,542
Median Income: $75,135
Median Home Price: $252,000
Belle Isle is located 4 miles west of Orlando.

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7. Neptune Beach

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Population: 6,817
Median Income: $74,286
Median Home Price: $338,800
Neptune Beach is located 16 miles east of Jacksonville.

8. Maitland

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Population: 16,911
Median Income: $64,144
Median Home Price: $303,900
Maitland is located 15 miles north of Orlando.

9. Lake Mary

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Population: 15,478
Median Income: $90,930
Median Home Price: $268,800
Lake Mary is located 23 miles north of Orlando.

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10. Weston

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Population: 68,893
Median Income: $93,883
Median Home Price: $414,100
Weston is located 17 miles north of Hialeah.

There You Have It – The Best Suburbs In Florida

Here’s a look at the worst suburbs in Florida according to the data:

Homestead
Opa-Locka
Lauderdale Lakes

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Detailed List Of The Best Suburbs In Florida

City	Rank	Population	Median Income	Median Home Price
Key Biscayne	1	12,935	$124,504	$1,034,800
Coral Gables	2	50,533	$91,452	$696,000
Parkland	3	28,354	$128,292	$490,100
Surfside	4	5,810	$72,266	$561,900
Longboat Key	5	7,158	$87,201	$660,300
Belle Isle	6	6,542	$75,135	$252,000
Neptune Beach	7	6,817	$74,286	$338,800
Maitland	8	16,911	$64,144	$303,900
Lake Mary	9	15,478	$90,930	$268,800
Weston	10	68,893	$93,883	$414,100
Miami Lakes	11	30,833	$72,225	$326,500
Safety Harbor	12	17,268	$61,603	$216,500
Bay Harbor Islands	13	5,885	$61,225	$312,800
St. Pete Beach	14	9,528	$65,960	$351,800
Winter Park	15	29,543	$62,699	$340,400
Oviedo	16	37,545	$82,402	$241,100
Sunny Isles Beach	17	21,937	$52,060	$316,100
Atlantic Beach	18	13,089	$70,921	$330,400
Treasure Island	19	6,827	$62,660	$347,800
Jacksonville Beach	20	22,519	$64,580	$287,200
Miami Shores	21	10,772	$101,047	$442,000
Palmetto Bay	22	24,522	$105,316	$467,400
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea	23	6,375	$52,540	$417,300
Doral	24	53,426	$74,174	$328,600
Winter Springs	25	34,439	$62,372	$214,800
Southwest Ranches	26	7,745	$90,558	$585,900
Coral Springs	27	127,673	$67,702	$294,300
West Miami	28	6,652	$43,233	$243,700
Pinecrest	29	19,272	$130,900	$840,900
South Pasadena	30	5,040	$33,227	$169,900
Aventura	31	37,515	$55,891	$310,300
Seminole	32	17,906	$48,364	$154,400
Coconut Creek	33	57,731	$55,451	$150,100
Pembroke Pines	34	164,753	$62,702	$225,400
Dunedin	35	35,882	$45,646	$157,200
Miami Springs	36	14,430	$54,750	$297,200
Minneola	37	10,371	$56,787	$145,300
Temple Terrace	38	25,654	$55,770	$174,900
Oldsmar	39	14,023	$54,506	$162,900
Wilton Manors	40	12,270	$53,642	$279,900
Fernandina Beach	41	12,156	$53,622	$275,100
Winter Garden	42	39,219	$60,626	$236,700
Miramar	43	133,741	$64,632	$228,400
Orange Park	44	8,603	$49,869	$157,200
Davie	45	98,717	$61,704	$225,500
Clermont	46	31,171	$56,037	$186,800
Cutler Bay	47	44,002	$66,929	$216,500
Gulfport	48	12,222	$42,924	$144,300
Tamarac	49	63,747	$44,399	$127,700
Altamonte Springs	50	42,557	$49,947	$136,300
Ocoee	51	41,393	$61,766	$181,800
South Miami	52	12,207	$60,519	$398,100
Miami Beach	53	91,784	$47,216	$398,600
Hialeah Gardens	54	23,351	$43,576	$148,000
Clearwater	55	111,747	$44,569	$163,500
Macclenny	56	6,451	$53,491	$115,300
Margate	57	56,245	$42,430	$135,800
Sunrise	58	91,177	$50,297	$150,800
Hollywood	59	148,114	$48,579	$197,100
Tarpon Springs	60	24,244	$45,106	$166,300
St. Cloud	61	44,198	$50,646	$132,900
Pinellas Park	62	50,946	$41,669	$114,500
Largo	63	80,678	$39,636	$97,800
Sarasota	64	54,425	$43,477	$190,500
Longwood	65	14,117	$57,121	$151,800
Fort Lauderdale	66	175,153	$51,648	$273,400
Bradenton	67	52,985	$41,093	$135,900
Oakland Park	68	43,660	$46,447	$163,700
Apopka	69	47,023	$60,273	$167,600
Casselberry	70	26,649	$41,791	$105,300
Palmetto	71	13,138	$42,047	$113,500
Green Cove Springs	72	7,205	$52,927	$133,300
Sweetwater	73	20,718	$33,741	$118,100
North Lauderdale	74	43,087	$42,035	$110,600
Pompano Beach	75	106,004	$42,641	$165,300
Dania Beach	76	31,046	$43,202	$167,300
Zephyrhills	77	14,454	$33,253	$87,400
Hallandale Beach	78	38,951	$34,400	$163,700
Pembroke Park	79	6,259	$35,065	$68,600
Lauderhill	80	70,452	$37,597	$103,700
Miami Gardens	81	112,514	$39,012	$141,600
North Miami Beach	82	43,722	$38,058	$155,500
West Park	83	14,884	$39,657	$128,800
Sanford	84	57,039	$39,989	$105,100
Kissimmee	85	66,840	$38,262	$136,300
New Port Richey	86	15,503	$31,001	$65,000
North Miami	87	62,158	$37,490	$157,900
Lauderdale Lakes	88	34,321	$32,894	$93,400
Opa-Locka	89	16,245	$17,933	$98,900
Homestead	90	65,688	$40,452	$141,300