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Santa Rosa County
78
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Wakulla County
77
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St. Johns County
74.7
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Brevard County
71.7
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Clay County
71.6
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| Rank | County | Overall | Economy | Afford. | Schools | Safety | Taxes | Peace & Quiet | Typical home | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa County FIPS 12113 | 78 | 81.4 | 60.6 | 94.5 | 77.7 | 83 | 72.1 | $348,682 | $91,922 |
| 2 | Wakulla County FIPS 12129 | 77 | 85.3 | 67.3 | 83.6 | 66.6 | 81.6 | 79.2 | $283,505 | $81,895 |
| 3 | St. Johns County FIPS 12109 | 74.7 | 89 | 45.9 | 99 | 81.7 | 65 | 48 | $489,323 | $109,839 |
| 4 | Brevard County FIPS 12009 | 71.7 | 75.1 | 51.8 | 91.4 | 82.8 | 71.5 | 42.4 | $341,312 | $78,476 |
| 5 | Clay County FIPS 12019 | 71.6 | 78.8 | 61 | 87.8 | 57.9 | 74 | 59.8 | $333,593 | $87,820 |
| 6 | Nassau County FIPS 12089 | 70.3 | 82.8 | 35.8 | 94 | 70.2 | 76.3 | 73.9 | $476,240 | $89,804 |
| 7 | Gilchrist County FIPS 12041 | 69.8 | 67.5 | 51.1 | 83.1 | 70.5 | 88.3 | 81.8 | $302,519 | $63,523 |
| 8 | Seminole County FIPS 12117 | 69.1 | 76 | 43.2 | 93.4 | 82.7 | 72.5 | 19.3 | $402,789 | $85,761 |
| 9 | Okaloosa County FIPS 12091 | 68.7 | 74 | 46.7 | 92.9 | 57.2 | 79.5 | 69 | $353,996 | $81,998 |
| 10 | Lafayette County FIPS 12067 | 67.9 | 63.6 | 53.1 | 64.2 | 81.4 | 96.9 | 80.1 | $260,333 | $62,757 |
| 11 | Sarasota County FIPS 12115 | 67.6 | 75.7 | 42.9 | 92.5 | 79.8 | 62.2 | 25.3 | $398,504 | $83,416 |
| 12 | Flagler County FIPS 12035 | 67.5 | 73.3 | 52 | 76.5 | 75.7 | 61.9 | 66.9 | $348,504 | $77,363 |
| 13 | Calhoun County FIPS 12013 | 67.2 | 55.1 | 68.7 | 70.9 | 58.4 | 92.7 | 81.1 | $178,973 | $50,517 |
| 14 | Washington County FIPS 12133 | 66 | 54.8 | 66 | 49.6 | 83.1 | 95.5 | 77.5 | $218,025 | $58,210 |
| 15 | Jackson County FIPS 12063 | 65.5 | 47 | 67.7 | 66.7 | 63.9 | 97.3 | 82.7 | $178,956 | $49,149 |
| 16 | Leon County FIPS 12073 | 65.1 | 61.6 | 46.3 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 60.7 | 61 | $291,301 | $66,287 |
| 17 | Baker County FIPS 12003 | 65 | 75.5 | 60.5 | 57.4 | 46 | 84.2 | 83.3 | $314,798 | $79,836 |
| 18 | Union County FIPS 12125 | 65 | 52.4 | 56.1 | 77.1 | 60.5 | 94.3 | 78.6 | $267,831 | $64,146 |
| 19 | Charlotte County FIPS 12015 | 64 | 69.4 | 55.7 | 65.1 | 75.9 | 53.3 | 60.5 | $297,783 | $69,952 |
| 20 | Walton County FIPS 12131 | 63.3 | 81.5 | 11.8 | 78.2 | 77.6 | 92.9 | 69 | $661,183 | $81,986 |
| 21 | Sumter County FIPS 12119 | 63.2 | 57.6 | 41.2 | 89.2 | 75.1 | 61.4 | 64.8 | $391,381 | $76,508 |
| 22 | Lake County FIPS 12069 | 63.1 | 77.4 | 44.1 | 55.9 | 79.8 | 69.7 | 52.4 | $362,902 | $73,161 |
| 23 | Martin County FIPS 12085 | 62.2 | 71.4 | 34.5 | 83.2 | 65.3 | 61.9 | 62.3 | $443,671 | $82,943 |
| 24 | Bay County FIPS 12005 | 61.6 | 70.8 | 39.7 | 64.7 | 64.7 | 81.3 | 64.6 | $342,263 | $73,533 |
| 25 | Citrus County FIPS 12017 | 61.1 | 49.8 | 51.4 | 79.3 | 57.6 | 81 | 64.7 | $271,924 | $56,546 |
| 26 | Hernando County FIPS 12053 | 60.9 | 66.6 | 52.1 | 59.9 | 60.1 | 75.9 | 52.5 | $309,724 | $66,058 |
| 27 | Broward County FIPS 12011 | 60.6 | 72.9 | 30.4 | 73.9 | 96.7 | 48 | 14.3 | $421,929 | $77,633 |
| 28 | Volusia County FIPS 12127 | 60.2 | 64.9 | 48.6 | 53.3 | 81.5 | 65.6 | 47.7 | $322,057 | $70,044 |
| 29 | Columbia County FIPS 12023 | 60.1 | 54.4 | 51.6 | 64.2 | 56 | 81.4 | 83.5 | $269,345 | $59,205 |
| 30 | Indian River County FIPS 12061 | 59.5 | 64.4 | 43.5 | 58.7 | 71.1 | 69.7 | 63.4 | $363,842 | $73,491 |
| 31 | Pinellas County FIPS 12103 | 59.5 | 69 | 38.8 | 57.6 | 88.9 | 68.9 | 15.1 | $365,896 | $72,646 |
| 32 | Palm Beach County FIPS 12099 | 59.3 | 76.3 | 27.2 | 75.2 | 76.3 | 54.9 | 29.5 | $467,965 | $83,581 |
| 33 | Holmes County FIPS 12059 | 59.1 | 56.3 | 62.2 | 38.5 | 53.8 | 98.9 | 76.4 | $194,605 | $49,343 |
| 34 | Pasco County FIPS 12101 | 58.8 | 73.1 | 48.1 | 60.7 | 54.6 | 71 | 21.8 | $331,106 | $70,492 |
| 35 | Lee County FIPS 12071 | 58.6 | 71.3 | 46.9 | 61.2 | 69.9 | 59.1 | 8.2 | $339,954 | $76,107 |
| 36 | Monroe County FIPS 12087 | 58.5 | 86 | 6.8 | 75.9 | 60 | 72.8 | 76.8 | $953,396 | $87,738 |
| 37 | Liberty County FIPS 12077 | 57.5 | 60.6 | 67.3 | 32 | 46.6 | 81.6 | 78.5 | $198,046 | $58,671 |
| 38 | Collier County FIPS 12021 | 57.1 | 81.3 | 14.7 | 70 | 59 | 70.1 | 65.1 | $559,053 | $90,045 |
| 39 | Gulf County FIPS 12045 | 56 | 67 | 19.3 | 62.5 | 62.8 | 86.9 | 77.2 | $400,899 | $61,179 |
| 40 | Bradford County FIPS 12007 | 55.4 | 58 | 58.9 | 19.6 | 64.4 | 87.6 | 75.8 | $247,422 | $63,050 |
| 41 | St. Lucie County FIPS 12111 | 54.9 | 68.7 | 40.6 | 37.1 | 87 | 53 | 36.8 | $370,695 | $71,457 |
| 42 | Osceola County FIPS 12097 | 54.8 | 74.6 | 38 | 35.3 | 69.4 | 63.8 | 55.4 | $362,584 | $72,637 |
| 43 | Polk County FIPS 12105 | 54.7 | 60 | 49.2 | 31.7 | 75.3 | 72.9 | 50.3 | $298,010 | $65,978 |
| 44 | Alachua County FIPS 12001 | 54.6 | 53 | 40.4 | 70.2 | 57.1 | 51.8 | 69.9 | $305,454 | $61,949 |
| 45 | Marion County FIPS 12083 | 54.2 | 60.9 | 54 | 37.5 | 49 | 72.3 | 68.8 | $273,944 | $61,010 |
| 46 | Manatee County FIPS 12081 | 53.7 | 75.4 | 35.8 | 51.9 | 48.4 | 62.9 | 40.2 | $409,997 | $78,457 |
| 47 | Suwannee County FIPS 12121 | 53.1 | 61.5 | 45.5 | 27.8 | 54.1 | 87.2 | 79.6 | $274,467 | $56,658 |
| 48 | Levy County FIPS 12075 | 52.5 | 61.7 | 47.2 | 26.7 | 46.6 | 88.5 | 81.7 | $287,195 | $56,750 |
| 49 | Hardee County FIPS 12049 | 52.3 | 38.9 | 57.1 | 33.6 | 60.5 | 83.4 | 82.7 | $238,804 | $60,489 |
| 50 | Highlands County FIPS 12055 | 52.2 | 46.7 | 56.5 | 36 | 49.4 | 78.8 | 79 | $233,149 | $54,897 |
| 51 | Glades County FIPS 12043 | 51.9 | 41.9 | 35.3 | 45.9 | 75.3 | 84.5 | 73.2 | $260,557 | $45,870 |
| 52 | Dixie County FIPS 12029 | 51.8 | 45.6 | 52.6 | 43.7 | 35 | 93.3 | 79.5 | $215,908 | $50,110 |
| 53 | Orange County FIPS 12095 | 51.6 | 73.3 | 34.1 | 58.9 | 37.9 | 64.2 | 16.5 | $403,361 | $79,719 |
| 54 | Gadsden County FIPS 12039 | 51.1 | 36.4 | 60.6 | 17 | 71.2 | 87.5 | 79.4 | $199,101 | $48,801 |
| 55 | Putnam County FIPS 12107 | 50.8 | 44.2 | 53.8 | 27.7 | 60.8 | 78 | 76.9 | $215,206 | $47,934 |
| 56 | Hillsborough County FIPS 12057 | 49.3 | 74 | 41.8 | 57.3 | 13 | 60.9 | 17.1 | $377,186 | $79,540 |
| 57 | Miami-Dade County FIPS 12086 | 48.8 | 74.6 | 12.5 | 63.8 | 53 | 56.2 | 13.9 | $519,528 | $71,753 |
| 58 | Escambia County FIPS 12033 | 48.5 | 63.2 | 51.8 | 33.3 | 14.5 | 82.5 | 54.2 | $280,285 | $67,500 |
| 59 | Hamilton County FIPS 12047 | 48.3 | 49.2 | 59.3 | 10.5 | 39.8 | 92.1 | 78 | $202,821 | $50,144 |
| 60 | Madison County FIPS 12079 | 48.2 | 51.6 | 54.3 | 7.9 | 48.7 | 87.3 | 81.6 | $210,698 | $48,485 |
| 61 | Jefferson County FIPS 12065 | 47.3 | 64.3 | 44.1 | 4.4 | 45.1 | 84.2 | 82.2 | $299,851 | $61,212 |
| 62 | Franklin County FIPS 12037 | 46.5 | 56.6 | 19 | 29 | 61.4 | 85.4 | 81.1 | $417,941 | $64,105 |
| 63 | Duval County FIPS 12031 | 46.3 | 66.9 | 51.9 | 45.3 | 0 | 65.6 | 20.1 | $292,596 | $71,277 |
| 64 | DeSoto County FIPS 12027 | 46.2 | 43.2 | 49.4 | 17.2 | 52.6 | 77.9 | 77.9 | $250,811 | $54,417 |
| 65 | Taylor County FIPS 12123 | 46.2 | 18.8 | 58.3 | 30.3 | 49.3 | 93.1 | 82.8 | $191,155 | $49,073 |
| 66 | Hendry County FIPS 12051 | 46 | 52 | 46.9 | 26.3 | 31.4 | 72.6 | 81.5 | $277,539 | $56,393 |
| 67 | Okeechobee County FIPS 12093 | 45.7 | 56.5 | 42.7 | 26.4 | 22.3 | 83 | 79.9 | $288,705 | $57,984 |