There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Florida that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.
Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in Sunshine State are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Florida’s’ borders. You know the places where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.
Like Edgewater, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Florida according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Edgewater. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Florida as well.
Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement.
53.7 median age · 14.0% married households · #33 oldest in Florida
Located in
Volusia County, Florida
Edgewater is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, situated along the Indian River, adjacent to the Mosquito Lagoon. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 20,750. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, which was home to 590,289 people in 2010.
A settlement in the area was established by John Milton Hawks. It was named Hawks Park until 1924 when the Florida Legislature renamed it.
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57.8 median age · 11.0% married households · #25 oldest in Florida
Located in
Volusia County, Florida
New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, located on the central east coast of the state, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Its population was estimated to be 23,230 in 2013 by the United States Census Bureau. The downtown section of the city is located on the west side of the Indian River and the Indian River Lagoon system. The Coronado Beach Bridge crosses the Intracoastal Waterway just south of Ponce de Leon Inlet, connecting the mainland with the beach on the coastal barrier island.
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59.3 median age · 12.0% married households · #18 oldest in Florida
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58.6 median age · 10.0% married households · #22 oldest in Florida
Located in
Nassau County, Florida
Fernandina Beach is a city in Nassau County, Florida, United States, on Amelia Island. It is the northernmost city on Florida’s Atlantic coast, and is one of the principal municipalities comprising Greater Jacksonville. The area was first inhabited by the Timucuan Indian tribe. Located on Amelia Island, known as the “Isle of 8 Flags”, Fernandina has had the flags of the following nations flown over it since 1562: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain, the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. It is the only municipality in the United States that has flown eight different national flags.
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53.6 median age · 10.0% married households · #34 oldest in Florida
Located in
Volusia County, Florida
Ormond Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,137 at the 2010 census. Ormond Beach is the northern neighbor of Daytona Beach and is home to Tomoka State Park. It is a principal city of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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45.3 median age · 11.0% married households · #76 oldest in Florida
Located in
Broward County, Florida
Southwest Ranches is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is located on the eastern edge of the Everglades, 15 miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale. It became the county’s 30th incorporated place in 2000 to avoid annexation into Pembroke Pines and to preserve its semi-rural lifestyle. Because the area has many horse ranches and is located in the southwestern part of Broward County, residents chose “Southwest Ranches” over other potential town names.
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44.7 median age · 18.0% married households · #81 oldest in Florida
Located in
Polk County, Florida
Fort Meade is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,691 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,761. It is part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named for George Meade, an officer in the Second Seminole War. Fort Meade is home to Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School, several historic buildings, Streamsong resort and Patterson Park. The area is popular with kayakers and canoers.
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49.9 median age · 9.0% married households · #42 oldest in Florida
Located in
Santa Rosa County, Florida
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49.1 median age · 12.0% married households · #49 oldest in Florida
Located in
Clay County, Florida
Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida, United States, and a suburb of Jacksonville. The population was 8,412 at the 2010 census. The name “Orange Park” is additionally applied to a wider area of northern Clay County outside the town limits, covering such communities as Fleming Island, Lakeside, and Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace.
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45.6 median age · 10.0% married households · #74 oldest in Florida
Located in
Volusia County, Florida
DeBary is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, on the northern shore of the St. Johns River near Lake Monroe. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 19,320. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, which was home to 590,289 people in 2010.
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Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Sunshine State
You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in Florida. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.
Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.
To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.
We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. Some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:
- % of Population Over 25 (higher is more boring)
- % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
- Average Age (higher is more boring)
- % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.
For this ranking, we used every Florida city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
We updated this article for 2026, and it’s our eleventh time ranking the most boring cities in Florida.
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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Florida For 2026
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| Rank | City | Boring Score | Population | Average Age | % Married | % Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgewater | 59.50 | 23,627 | 53.7 | 14.0% | 16.7% |
| 2 | New Smyrna Beach | 60.50 | 31,974 | 57.8 | 11.0% | 14.5% |
| 3 | Flagler Beach | 62.60 | 5,373 | 59.3 | 12.0% | 13.9% |
| 4 | Fernandina Beach | 64.80 | 13,420 | 58.6 | 10.0% | 17.3% |
| 5 | Ormond Beach | 65.20 | 43,976 | 53.6 | 10.0% | 22.6% |
| 6 | Southwest Ranches | 66.90 | 7,656 | 45.3 | 11.0% | 37.5% |
| 7 | Fort Meade | 67.30 | 5,225 | 44.7 | 18.0% | 24.7% |
| 8 | Gulf Breeze | 69.30 | 6,660 | 49.9 | 9.0% | 29.1% |
| 9 | Orange Park | 69.70 | 9,055 | 49.1 | 12.0% | 25.6% |
| 10 | DeBary | 69.80 | 22,869 | 45.6 | 10.0% | 24.3% |
| 11 | Leesburg | 70.50 | 30,807 | 46.2 | 11.0% | 22.5% |
| 12 | Inverness | 70.90 | 7,770 | 59.3 | 9.0% | 13.1% |
| 13 | Mount Dora | 74.60 | 17,278 | 48.8 | 11.0% | 22.2% |
| 14 | South Bay | 74.70 | 5,102 | 37.8 | 11.0% | 53.2% |
| 15 | Newberry | 75.20 | 7,865 | 36.4 | 28.0% | 39.8% |
| 16 | Avon Park | 75.30 | 10,057 | 49.5 | 10.0% | 20.5% |
| 17 | Eustis | 75.30 | 24,119 | 44.4 | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 18 | Tequesta | 75.80 | 6,193 | 52.0 | 13.0% | 21.8% |
| 19 | Starke | 75.90 | 5,877 | 37.0 | 20.0% | 39.4% |
| 20 | Sebastian | 76.20 | 26,262 | 58.2 | 10.0% | 15.0% |
| 21 | High Springs | 76.90 | 6,544 | 38.0 | 27.0% | 39.8% |
| 22 | Alachua | 76.90 | 10,743 | 37.9 | 19.0% | 27.6% |
| 23 | Auburndale | 77.10 | 18,530 | 41.2 | 16.0% | 31.8% |
| 24 | Marathon | 77.80 | 9,914 | 45.6 | 9.0% | 26.0% |
| 25 | Palm Beach Gardens | 77.90 | 60,959 | 51.8 | 7.0% | 21.2% |
| 26 | LaBelle | 78.60 | 5,184 | 38.7 | 10.0% | 34.3% |
| 27 | Okeechobee | 79.00 | 5,479 | 38.4 | 18.0% | 37.1% |
| 28 | Rockledge | 79.50 | 29,133 | 49.0 | 12.0% | 18.8% |
| 29 | Green Cove Springs | 79.80 | 10,044 | 37.3 | 16.0% | 32.7% |
| 30 | Bartow | 80.00 | 20,438 | 36.5 | 20.0% | 28.3% |
| 31 | Fruitland Park | 80.80 | 8,740 | 55.7 | 7.0% | 17.0% |
| 32 | Tavares | 80.80 | 20,463 | 53.1 | 9.0% | 16.8% |
| 33 | Wildwood | 81.70 | 17,608 | 64.2 | 4.0% | 10.3% |
| 34 | Lake Alfred | 82.30 | 7,277 | 33.8 | 16.0% | 37.4% |
| 35 | Atlantic Beach | 82.40 | 13,363 | 48.9 | 15.0% | 21.6% |
| 36 | St. Augustine Beach | 82.60 | 6,860 | 55.7 | 11.0% | 16.8% |
| 37 | Lake Mary | 82.70 | 16,860 | 43.8 | 10.0% | 25.3% |
| 38 | Belle Isle | 83.20 | 7,444 | 42.3 | 12.0% | 36.1% |
| 39 | Marianna | 83.40 | 7,150 | 36.9 | 19.0% | 33.6% |
| 40 | Lake Wales | 83.40 | 16,785 | 42.7 | 9.0% | 25.5% |
| 41 | North Port | 83.40 | 84,605 | 49.3 | 6.0% | 23.6% |
| 42 | Sanibel | 83.80 | 6,418 | 67.3 | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| 43 | Palm Coast | 83.90 | 98,258 | 50.4 | 6.0% | 21.6% |
| 44 | Groveland | 84.30 | 22,012 | 40.8 | 10.0% | 30.8% |
| 45 | Satellite Beach | 85.40 | 11,313 | 42.6 | 15.0% | 33.7% |
| 46 | Apopka | 87.30 | 58,232 | 38.3 | 13.0% | 38.0% |
| 47 | St. Augustine | 87.50 | 15,351 | 49.9 | 9.0% | 12.8% |
| 48 | Jacksonville Beach | 88.00 | 23,654 | 46.1 | 14.0% | 21.1% |
| 49 | Longwood | 88.50 | 16,337 | 40.7 | 12.0% | 30.7% |
| 50 | Port Orange | 88.50 | 64,767 | 46.9 | 9.0% | 23.7% |
| 51 | Pinecrest | 88.80 | 18,462 | 42.3 | 16.0% | 37.9% |
| 52 | Winter Haven | 89.00 | 55,200 | 40.1 | 12.0% | 31.1% |
| 53 | Freeport | 89.30 | 6,689 | 36.9 | 11.0% | 40.5% |
| 54 | Wellington | 89.50 | 62,146 | 42.3 | 8.0% | 37.6% |
| 55 | Mascotte | 90.10 | 7,949 | 29.8 | 14.0% | 57.1% |
| 56 | Port St. Lucie | 90.30 | 232,491 | 43.9 | 8.0% | 29.9% |
| 57 | Neptune Beach | 90.60 | 7,168 | 43.1 | 16.0% | 15.6% |
| 58 | Punta Gorda | 90.60 | 20,278 | 66.3 | 3.0% | 11.1% |
| 59 | Palmetto Bay | 90.60 | 24,639 | 41.0 | 15.0% | 35.5% |
| 60 | Ocala | 91.00 | 66,584 | 39.2 | 13.0% | 26.8% |
| 61 | Vero Beach | 91.10 | 17,042 | 52.5 | 6.0% | 15.7% |
| 62 | Quincy | 91.20 | 7,942 | 35.9 | 17.0% | 40.9% |
| 63 | Niceville | 91.40 | 16,544 | 38.4 | 11.0% | 32.1% |
| 64 | Winter Garden | 91.40 | 47,872 | 40.1 | 11.0% | 41.3% |
| 65 | Titusville | 92.00 | 49,385 | 42.2 | 10.0% | 25.9% |
| 66 | Winter Springs | 92.10 | 38,951 | 40.2 | 12.0% | 32.1% |
| 67 | Oldsmar | 92.90 | 14,904 | 40.8 | 10.0% | 26.6% |
| 68 | Cocoa | 93.00 | 19,554 | 44.9 | 8.0% | 19.2% |
| 69 | Live Oak | 93.10 | 6,985 | 37.4 | 24.0% | 31.3% |
| 70 | Macclenny | 93.10 | 7,748 | 36.3 | 24.0% | 40.3% |
| 71 | Destin | 93.50 | 14,077 | 41.5 | 8.0% | 28.6% |
| 72 | Marco Island | 93.50 | 16,205 | 67.9 | 3.0% | 6.4% |
| 73 | Bonita Springs | 93.50 | 55,904 | 62.1 | 3.0% | 11.8% |
| 74 | Cape Coral | 94.60 | 215,536 | 48.6 | 5.0% | 23.2% |
| 75 | Zephyrhills | 95.20 | 19,668 | 48.8 | 7.0% | 19.9% |
| 76 | Venice | 95.20 | 27,479 | 69.2 | 2.0% | 6.6% |
| 77 | Palm Bay | 95.80 | 130,132 | 41.0 | 9.0% | 32.1% |
| 78 | Safety Harbor | 95.90 | 17,033 | 49.8 | 8.0% | 23.6% |
| 79 | Perry | 96.10 | 7,068 | 36.1 | 15.0% | 33.1% |
| 80 | North Palm Beach | 96.60 | 13,238 | 57.0 | 8.0% | 16.0% |
| 81 | Palm Beach | 96.70 | 9,348 | 70.4 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 82 | Longboat Key | 97.30 | 7,539 | 71.2 | 3.0% | 0.9% |
| 83 | South Daytona | 97.40 | 13,543 | 48.5 | 9.0% | 19.5% |
| 84 | Minneola | 97.40 | 16,598 | 36.4 | 9.0% | 44.8% |
| 85 | Miami Springs | 98.30 | 13,726 | 44.2 | 12.0% | 26.8% |
| 86 | Stuart | 98.30 | 18,520 | 48.6 | 8.0% | 18.6% |
| 87 | Tarpon Springs | 98.30 | 25,791 | 55.4 | 7.0% | 15.2% |
| 88 | Royal Palm Beach | 98.40 | 40,344 | 42.4 | 8.0% | 37.5% |
| 89 | Clewiston | 98.90 | 7,348 | 41.0 | 14.0% | 27.1% |
| 90 | Sebring | 98.90 | 11,382 | 45.6 | 6.0% | 22.7% |
| 91 | Lynn Haven | 99.00 | 20,081 | 37.3 | 14.0% | 34.8% |
| 92 | Jacksonville | 99.10 | 977,670 | 36.5 | 13.0% | 28.5% |
| 93 | Seminole | 99.20 | 19,396 | 55.3 | 8.0% | 15.1% |
| 94 | Pinellas Park | 99.40 | 53,560 | 44.5 | 9.0% | 22.1% |
| 95 | Lady Lake | 99.70 | 16,675 | 66.9 | 3.0% | 9.3% |
| 96 | Naples | 99.70 | 19,704 | 67.3 | 2.0% | 8.2% |
| 97 | Springfield | 100.30 | 8,230 | 38.0 | 15.0% | 26.8% |
| 98 | Brooksville | 100.40 | 9,457 | 47.8 | 6.0% | 17.9% |
| 99 | Palmetto | 100.70 | 13,588 | 49.8 | 10.0% | 18.6% |
| 100 | Pensacola | 101.00 | 54,036 | 41.3 | 12.0% | 20.6% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 210 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep
On a ranking like this, there are usually no winners, but since Florida isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
The most boring cities in Florida are Edgewater, New Smyrna Beach, Flagler Beach, Fernandina Beach, Ormond Beach, Southwest Ranches, Fort Meade, Gulf Breeze, Orange Park, and DeBary.
If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in Florida, according to science.
