Buying a Home in Florida? Here Are the State’s 10 Most Family-Friendly Neighborhoods

Vance Cariaga
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Florida house hunters who’ve had a tough time finding the right home in a tight market have some good and bad news heading into 2025. On the upside, Florida’s number of homes for sale in October 2024 rose 21% from the prior year, to 189,221, according to Redfin. On the downside, the number of newly listed homes fell about 15%, to 37,804.

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With the state’s population continuing to rapidly expand, you can expect heated competition for homes in the most desirable areas — including those that cater to families. If you’re in search of a family-friendly neighborhood in Florida, you’ll find decent choices in just about all corners of the state, according to a recent study from SquareFootHomes, a real estate listing platform.

The study, published in July, analyzed 90 different neighborhoods in cities and towns across Florida, using metrics from multiple sources to determine the best family-friendly neighborhoods. Neighborhoods were ranked according to five main categories: livability/affordability, education/healthcare, recreation/leisure, family convenience and economic stability/employment.

Here are Florida’s 10 most family-friendly neighborhoods.

North Miami Beach

  • Overall score: 55.876

  • Affordability/livability rank: 51

  • Education/healthcare rank: 1

  • Recreation/leisure rank: 65

  • Family convenience rank: 11

  • Economic stability/employment rank: 1

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Altamonte Springs

  • Overall score: 55.115

  • Affordability/livability: 3

  • Education/healthcare: 12

  • Recreation/leisure: 73

  • Family convenience: 32

  • Economic stability/employment: 8

Winter Garden

  • Overall score: 52.943

  • Affordability/livability: 4

  • Education/healthcare: 15

  • Recreation/leisure: 51

  • Family convenience: 56

  • Economic stability/employment: 6

Coral Gables

  • Overall score: 52.887

  • Affordability/livability: 62

  • Education/healthcare: 3

  • Recreation/leisure: 32

  • Family convenience: 5

  • Economic stability/employment: 3

Palm Harbor

  • Overall score: 48.895

  • Affordability/livability: 9

  • Education/healthcare: 26

  • Recreation/leisure: 74

  • Family convenience: 55

  • Economic stability/employment: 13

Wesley Chapel

  • Overall score: 48.714

  • Affordability/livability: 2

  • Education/healthcare: 42

  • Recreation/leisure: 81

  • Family convenience: 84

  • Economic stability/employment: 28

Pinellas Park

  • Overall score: 48.441

  • Affordability/livability: 24

  • Education/healthcare: 23

  • Recreation/leisure: 57

  • Family convenience: 19

  • Economic stability/employment: 7

Coconut Creek

  • Overall score: 48.257

  • Affordability/livability: 11

  • Education/healthcare: 25

  • Recreation/leisure: 53

  • Family convenience: 51

  • Economic stability/employment: 15

Riverview

  • Overall score: 47.740

  • Affordability/livability: 1

  • Education/healthcare: 57

  • Recreation/leisure: 74

  • Family convenience: 78

  • Economic stability/employment: 53

Kendall

  • Overall score: 47.469

  • Affordability/livability: 30

  • Education/healthcare: 8

  • Recreation/leisure: 85

  • Family convenience: 30

  • Economic stability/employment: 22

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