The 25 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in Florida
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 291 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Florida, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Parker, FL.
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25Carrabelle, Florida
Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile
2,606 people · Franklin County · median home $217,900 · income $49,792 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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24Sharpes, Florida
Seaside character: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 58th percentile
3,115 people · Brevard County · median home $295,800 · income $69,531 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow
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23West Bradenton, Florida
Seaside character: 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 77th percentile
4,247 people · Manatee County · median home $425,100 · income $116,272 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow
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22Bay Pines, Florida
Seaside character: 90th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 61st percentile
3,106 people · Pinellas County · median home $287,000 · income $68,214 · Jan low 53°F · 0 in snow
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21Fort Myers Shores, Florida
Seaside character: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile
5,774 people · Lee County · median home $292,900 · income $72,955 · Jan low 54°F · 0 in snow
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20North River Shores, Florida
Seaside character: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 65th percentile
3,459 people · Martin County · median home $309,800 · income $75,896 · Jan low 56°F · 0 in snow
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19Rainbow Lakes Estates, Florida
Seaside character: 67th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 88th percentile
3,438 people · Marion County · median home $160,400 · income $50,429 · Jan low 44°F
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18Lake Lorraine, Florida
Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 61st percentile
7,142 people · Okaloosa County · median home $434,500 · income $104,105 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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17Micco, Florida
Seaside character: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile
9,574 people · Brevard County · median home $172,600 · income $45,794 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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16White City, Florida
Seaside character: 72nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile
3,779 people · St. Lucie County · median home $397,100 · income $117,720 · Jan low 53°F · 0 in snow
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15Springfield, Florida
Seaside character: 75th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile
8,075 people · Bay County · median home $188,600 · income $54,462 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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14Pea Ridge, Florida
Seaside character: 81st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 77th percentile
3,787 people · Santa Rosa County · median home $220,800 · income $59,628 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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13Mary Esther, Florida
Seaside character: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile
3,982 people · Okaloosa County · median home $298,900 · income $76,890 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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12Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Florida
Seaside character: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile
5,828 people · Lee County · median home $386,200 · income $97,667 · Jan low 54°F · 0 in snow
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11Hypoluxo, Florida
Seaside character: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 77th percentile
2,687 people · Palm Beach County · median home $290,900 · income $78,214 · Jan low 58°F · 0 in snow
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10Vamo, Florida
Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 65th percentile
2,822 people · Sarasota County · median home $364,400 · income $88,025 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow
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9Beacon Square, Florida
Seaside character: 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile
8,320 people · Pasco County · median home $172,100 · income $56,650 · Jan low 51°F · 0 in snow
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8Pretty Bayou, Florida
Seaside character: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile
2,911 people · Bay County · median home $298,900 · income $85,208 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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7Tice, Florida
Seaside character: 81st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile
4,853 people · Lee County · median home $174,800 · income $53,505 · Jan low 54°F · 0 in snow
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6Malabar, Florida
Seaside character: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile
2,949 people · Brevard County · median home $451,100 · income $128,698 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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5Woodlawn Beach, Florida
Seaside character: 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile
2,741 people · Santa Rosa County · median home $403,900 · income $123,355 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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4Tiger Point, Florida
Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile
3,342 people · Santa Rosa County · median home $427,900 · income $118,967 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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3Bagdad, Florida
Seaside character: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 94th percentile
4,467 people · Santa Rosa County · median home $227,900 · income $82,034 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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2Eastpoint, Florida
Seaside character: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile
2,614 people · Franklin County · median home $201,000 · income $68,258 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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1Parker, Florida
Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 88th percentile
4,010 people · Bay County · median home $224,200 · income $69,657 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
- The 50 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in America
- The 18 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in New Jersey
- The 14 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in Washington
- The 11 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in Maryland
- The 11 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in Hawaii
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)