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Tamarac and Coral Springs are among the best places to move in the Sunshine State, according to a new study.
ConsumerAffairs.com, a consumer guide and review site, released a study this month ranking the best places to move in the Sunshine State. The study’s evaluators ranked Florida’s 50 largest cities based on five criteria: affordability, economic strength, education and health care, quality of life, and safety.
According to their data for overall best cities, Tamarac ranked fifth, and Coral Springs ranked 3rd, placing them ahead of competitors like Boca Raton (#19), Plantation (#14), Pembroke Pines (#6), and Miramar (#11).
Tamarac took the #5 spot due in large part to its economy, which ranked first among the state’s 50 largest cities, according to the study.
“Population growth of 11.8 percent between 2018 and 2023, combined with the highest home appreciation (9.4%) of the top five areas between 2022 and 2023, earned the city No. 1 in the category,” the study states.
The drawbacks for Tamarac: the city ranked #27 in both the affordability and the health and education categories, according to the data.
To rank city economies, ConsumerAffairs.com weighed three metrics for each city: its five-year population growth from 2018 to 2023, its poverty rate in 2023, and its home appreciation value from 2022 to 2023.
According to the site, data sources used for the study included the U.S. Census Bureau and Zillow.
Wesley Chapel, a Tampa Bay area suburb, ranked first on the list. North Port in Sarasota County ranked second.
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