What is the #1 best cities for families in florida?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Miami Beach	81,319	86.90
2	Fort Lauderdale	183,032	82.40
3	Wilton Manors	11,403	82.40
4	Key West	25,824	81.00
5	Jacksonville Beach	23,601	80.50
6	South Miami	11,926	78.30
7	Delray Beach	66,940	76.90
8	Palm Beach	9,234	76.70
9	St. Petersburg	260,646	75.70
10	Cocoa Beach	11,341	75.10
11	Orlando	311,732	74.70
12	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	6,159	74.20
13	Sarasota	56,218	74.10
14	Madeira Beach	3,937	73.90
15	West Palm Beach	119,508	73.60
16	Pompano Beach	112,212	73.40
17	Lantana	11,845	73.00
18	St. Augustine	14,979	72.90
19	Oakland Park	44,015	72.20
20	Winter Park	29,929	72.00
21	Tallahassee	199,696	72.00
22	Mexico Beach	1,033	71.30
23	Miami Springs	13,606	71.20
24	Tampa	393,389	70.50
25	St. Pete Beach	8,832	70.50
26	Melbourne	85,718	70.00
27	Eatonville	2,582	68.70
28	Panama City Beach	18,493	68.60
29	Gainesville	143,611	68.60
30	Boynton Beach	80,601	68.50
31	Daytona Beach	75,924	67.90
32	Indian Rocks Beach	3,667	67.90
33	Gulfport	11,735	67.60
34	Daytona Beach Shores	5,139	67.50
35	Treasure Island	6,568	67.20
36	Cocoa	19,330	67.00
37	Altamonte Springs	45,657	66.90
38	Starke	5,821	66.10
39	Boca Raton	98,833	65.70
40	Juno Beach	3,835	64.20
41	Palm Beach Shores	1,290	64.20
42	Fort Myers	91,730	64.00
43	Temple Terrace	26,922	63.70
44	New Port Richey	17,057	63.50
45	Madison	2,960	63.40
46	Hallandale Beach	41,224	63.40
47	Bradenton	56,289	63.00
48	Hillsboro Beach	2,020	63.00
49	Sebring	11,185	63.00
50	Stuart	18,058	62.60
51	Largo	82,506	62.60
52	Clearwater	117,075	62.30
53	Mangonia Park	2,270	62.10
54	Indialantic	3,033	61.80
55	Riviera Beach	38,032	61.40
56	Dania Beach	31,739	61.10
57	North Palm Beach	13,089	61.10
58	Naples	19,421	60.90
59	Dunnellon	2,434	60.90
60	Maitland	19,268	60.70
61	Panama City	34,211	60.30
62	Deerfield Beach	86,742	60.20
63	Jacksonville	961,739	60.20
64	Coral Gables	49,243	60.00
65	Seminole	19,336	60.00
66	South Palm Beach	1,667	59.70
67	Fort Walton Beach	20,956	59.60
68	Ocean Ridge	1,461	59.50
69	El Portal	1,979	59.50
70	Medley	1,089	58.70
71	Bunnell	3,511	58.70
72	Oakland	3,566	58.60
73	Aventura	39,372	58.40
74	Miami Shores	11,627	58.20
75	Belleair Bluffs	2,394	58.20
76	Lake Park	9,005	58.10
77	Lighthouse Point	10,463	58.10
78	Casselberry	29,473	58.10
79	Sanford	62,292	58.00
80	North Bay Village	8,004	57.90
81	Atlantic Beach	13,353	57.50
82	Atlantis	1,940	57.40
83	Kenneth City	5,025	57.40
84	Milton	10,485	57.10
85	Plantation	94,002	57.00
86	Titusville	49,004	56.50
87	Arcadia	7,571	56.00
88	Sunny Isles Beach	22,125	56.00
89	Bal Harbour	3,021	55.90
90	Lauderdale Lakes	35,924	55.90
91	Tarpon Springs	25,522	55.90
92	Springfield	8,157	55.80
93	Ocala	64,903	55.80
94	South Pasadena	5,324	55.80
95	Surfside	5,566	54.30
96	Lauderhill	73,961	54.20
97	Florida City	12,791	54.10
98	Holly Hill	13,002	54.10
99	Lake Placid	2,438	54.10
100	North Miami	59,429	54.00
101	Plant City	40,009	54.00
102	Fernandina Beach	13,239	53.80
103	Palm Beach Gardens	59,751	53.70
104	St. Augustine Beach	6,819	53.60
105	Flagler Beach	5,250	53.40
106	Brooksville	9,235	53.20
107	Highland Beach	4,264	53.10
108	Lakeland	117,030	53.10
109	Opa-locka	16,097	53.10
110	New Smyrna Beach	31,212	53.00
111	Monticello	2,627	53.00
112	Longwood	15,952	52.70
113	Pinellas Park	53,423	52.70
114	Palm Springs	26,871	52.60
115	DeLand	39,832	52.60
116	Indian Shores	1,204	52.50
117	Indian River Shores	4,324	52.50
118	Tamarac	71,887	52.10
119	Melbourne Beach	3,237	52.00
120	Jupiter	61,097	51.90
121	Homestead	80,725	51.80
122	Graceville	2,609	51.60
123	Orange City	13,768	51.50
124	Port Richey	3,229	51.40
125	Alachua	10,638	51.30
126	North Lauderdale	44,650	51.30
127	Apopka	56,202	51.30
128	Palatka	10,558	51.20
129	Palmetto	13,449	51.00
130	Davie	106,412	50.80
131	Pensacola	54,011	50.80
132	Coconut Creek	57,587	50.30
133	Rockledge	28,279	50.30
134	Venice	26,467	50.20
135	Lake Mary	16,724	49.80
136	Fruitland Park	8,482	49.50
137	West Miami	7,077	49.50
138	Indian Harbour Beach	8,991	49.30
139	Sunrise	96,633	49.30
140	Pembroke Park	6,254	49.30
141	Belleview	5,569	49.20
142	Dunedin	36,060	49.20
143	Mount Dora	16,812	49.20
144	North Miami Beach	43,104	49.10
145	West Melbourne	27,643	48.60
146	Holmes Beach	3,042	48.50
147	South Daytona	13,322	48.40
148	Winter Garden	47,182	48.40
149	Neptune Beach	7,199	48.40
150	Live Oak	6,901	48.00
151	Belle Isle	7,053	47.70
152	Margate	58,418	47.70
153	Biscayne Park	3,056	47.60
154	Orange Park	9,062	47.50
155	Apalachicola	2,304	47.50
156	Safety Harbor	17,040	46.90
157	Blountstown	3,077	46.80
158	Groveland	20,621	46.60
159	Winter Springs	38,448	46.50
160	Clermont	44,984	46.40
161	Tequesta	6,118	46.40
162	Miami Gardens	111,264	46.00
163	Umatilla	3,793	46.00
164	North Redington Beach	1,381	45.70
165	Fort Pierce	48,094	45.70
166	Ormond Beach	43,514	45.50
167	Leesburg	28,461	45.40
168	Windermere	3,034	45.30
169	Kissimmee	79,504	45.30
170	Vero Beach	16,785	44.90
171	Ocoee	47,885	44.80
172	Palmetto Bay	24,247	44.80
173	Dade City	7,570	44.70
174	Marco Island	15,998	44.60
175	Marianna	6,815	44.40
176	Port St. Joe	3,499	44.30
177	Cape Coral	206,387	44.20
178	High Springs	6,396	43.80
179	Bartow	19,801	43.70
180	Palm Bay	125,273	43.60
181	Sewall's Point	1,961	43.50
182	Parker	4,358	43.50
183	Ponce Inlet	3,392	43.20
184	Bonifay	2,782	43.10
185	Pinecrest	18,138	43.00
186	Belle Glade	16,818	42.60
187	Sebastian	25,759	42.60
188	Gulf Breeze	6,519	42.40
189	Quincy	7,818	42.20
190	Wildwood	16,739	42.10
191	Miami Lakes	30,731	42.00
192	Longboat Key	7,512	41.90
193	Miramar	135,986	41.80
194	Wellington	61,497	41.50
195	Redington Beach	1,309	41.50
196	Belleair Beach	1,506	41.50
197	Royal Palm Beach	39,089	41.50
198	Bay Harbor Islands	5,793	41.40
199	Perry	6,965	41.40
200	Mascotte	7,407	41.10
201	Greenacres	43,871	41.10
202	Hypoluxo	2,744	40.70
203	Lake Helen	2,877	40.50
204	Winter Haven	52,846	40.40
205	Key Biscayne	14,560	40.30
206	Coral Springs	133,962	40.30
207	Okeechobee	5,376	40.30
208	Crestview	28,046	40.30
209	Sanibel	6,402	40.20
210	Zephyrhills	18,471	40.20
211	Edgewater	23,314	39.90
212	South Bay	4,828	39.70
213	Lake Wales	16,365	39.70
214	Doral	76,490	39.60
215	Lake Clarke Shores	3,550	39.60
216	Lady Lake	16,337	39.40
217	Webster	1,631	39.30
218	Valparaiso	4,910	39.10
219	Eustis	23,567	38.80
220	DeFuniak Springs	6,284	38.60
221	Cutler Bay	44,483	38.30
222	Edgewood	2,710	38.20
223	Welaka	1,059	38.20
224	Cooper City	34,166	38.10
225	Chattahoochee	2,965	38.00
226	Satellite Beach	11,250	38.00
227	Belleair	4,350	37.90
228	Minneola	15,371	37.90
229	Green Cove Springs	9,937	37.60
230	St. Cloud	61,963	37.60
231	Punta Gorda	19,886	37.40
232	Pahokee	5,539	36.90
233	Howey-in-the-Hills	2,279	36.80
234	Tavares	19,738	36.50
235	Lynn Haven	19,451	36.50
236	Chiefland	2,078	36.30
237	Port Orange	63,818	35.90
238	Sneads	1,854	35.90
239	Parkland	35,799	35.50
240	Weston	67,952	35.40
241	Hialeah	221,901	35.20
242	Auburndale	17,438	35.20
243	Oviedo	39,990	35.20
244	Oldsmar	14,872	34.90
245	Pembroke Pines	170,557	34.40
246	Lawtey	1,317	34.10
247	Chipley	3,678	34.10
248	Crescent City	1,856	34.10
249	Interlachen	1,659	32.70
250	Cross City	2,260	32.60
251	North Port	80,512	32.20
252	Center Hill	1,201	31.30
253	Port St. Lucie	220,453	30.90
254	Davenport	11,660	30.50
255	Gretna	1,405	30.50
256	Williston	3,055	29.90
257	Wauchula	4,910	29.30
258	Lake Alfred	6,803	28.90
259	Niceville	16,043	28.70
260	Havana	2,340	28.20
261	Astatula	2,542	28.00
262	Lake City	12,404	26.40
263	Haines City	31,156	26.10
264	Virginia Gardens	2,306	25.80
265	Clewiston	7,257	23.60
266	Trenton	2,085	23.60
267	Jasper	4,485	23.40
268	Sweetwater	19,544	23.10
269	Hialeah Gardens	22,634	22.30
270	Midway	1,558	19.50
271	Carrabelle	3,145	18.60
272	Lake Hamilton	1,767	15.40
273	Bowling Green	2,283	14.20
274	Fellsmere	4,902	7.60

Methodology

Cities in Florida are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in florida?: Miami Beach ranks #1 with 86.90 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in florida?: 1. Miami Beach (86.90), 2. Fort Lauderdale (82.40), 3. Wilton Manors (82.40), 4. Key West (81.00), 5. Jacksonville Beach (80.50)
How many cities in Florida are ranked?: This ranking includes 274 cities in Florida with available data.

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