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%
nNumber of vacation homes: 17,509
nMedian home value: $366,800

Pompano Beach, FL

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 18.7%
nNumber of vacation homes: 10,794
nMedian home value: $214,000

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 16.2%
nNumber of vacation homes: 15,170
nMedian home value: $312,900

Cape Coral, FL

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 15.8%
nNumber of vacation homes: 13,627
nMedian home value: $227,800

Boca Raton, FL

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 13.1%
nNumber of vacation homes: 7,122
nMedian home value: $339,100

Hollywood, FL

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 12.3%
nNumber of vacation homes: 8,416
nMedian home value: $277,500

Largo, FL

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 12.3%
nNumber of vacation homes: 5,640
nMedian home value: $195,800

Clearwater, FL

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 12.2%
nNumber of vacation homes: 7,072
nMedian home value: $211,100

West Palm Beach, FL

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 11.6%
nNumber of vacation homes: 6,020
nMedian home value: $238,600

Scottsdale, AZ

Share of all homes that are vacation homes: 10.5%
nNumber of vacation homes: 14,120
nMedian home value: $478,200