Florida Boasts 9 of the 10 U.S. Cities With the Most Vacation Homes
If you’re looking for the U.S. city with the most vacation homes, by number, that’s New York City. It’s popular, for sure — and it also has the most homes, period.
However, if you’re looking for the city where you’re most likely to come across a vacation home — where the share of all homes that are vacation homes is largest — that’s a different glittery strip: Miami Beach, where a quarter of all homes are seasonal, recreational or occasional use, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
By the latter measure, nine of the 10 cities with the most vacation homes are in Florida. If you took that same measure among a longer list of metro areas, you’d find greater geographic diversity, but among a shorter list of the 184 cities with the most homes, Florida is the clear winner.
In these spots, at least one in 10 homes is a vacation home:
Miami Beach, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 24.9%
Number of vacation homes: 17,509
Median home value: $366,800
Pompano Beach, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 18.7%
Number of vacation homes: 10,794
Median home value: $214,000
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 16.2%
Number of vacation homes: 15,170
Median home value: $312,900
Cape Coral, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 15.8%
Number of vacation homes: 13,627
Median home value: $227,800
Boca Raton, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 13.1%
Number of vacation homes: 7,122
Median home value: $339,100
Hollywood, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 12.3%
Number of vacation homes: 8,416
Median home value: $277,500
Largo, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 12.3%
Number of vacation homes: 5,640
Median home value: $195,800
Clearwater, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 12.2%
Number of vacation homes: 7,072
Median home value: $211,100
West Palm Beach, FL
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 11.6%
Number of vacation homes: 6,020
Median home value: $238,600
Scottsdale, AZ
Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 10.5%
Number of vacation homes: 14,120
Median home value: $478,200