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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Florida

Best sunny, walkable cities in Florida

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Tampa, FL402k residents

    75/100

    sunny days / year: 246 days · walkability: 51/100 · january low: 53°F

  2. 2.Miami, FL460k residents

    70/100

    sunny days / year: 248 days · walkability: 77/100 · january low: 61°F

  3. 3.Lehigh Acres, FL132k residents

    64/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 54°F

  4. 4.Hialeah, FL226k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 59°F

  5. 5.Palm Bay, FL130k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 54°F

  6. 6.Pompano Beach, FL114k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 60°F

  7. 7.Miami Gardens, FL113k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 59°F

  8. 8.St. Petersburg, FL263k residents

    60/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 54°F

  9. 9.Hollywood, FL155k residents

    60/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 59°F

  10. 10.Lakeland, FL120k residents

    60/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 51°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Florida?
Tampa, FL ranks first with a fit score of 75/100, followed by Miami (70) and Lehigh Acres (64), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.