Naples grabs No. 1 spot on this ‘Best Places to Live’ list

Mark H. Bickel, Naples Daily News
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People who live in Naples already know it. But every now and then it's good to get a reminder that the popular Southwest Florida city, known for everything from great golf to great health care, is a fantastic place to live.

According to Schoolaroo, a nonprofit educational research company and scholarship website engine, Naples is the No. 1 place to live in the United States.

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This study compared 151 cities across 47 metrics distributed in 9 key relevant categories: Crime & Safety, Affordability, Economy, Quality of life, Leisure and entertainment, Health care, Education, Employment, and Infrastructure.

Naples scored top overall rankings in health care (number of hospitals) and leisure and entertainment. Also in the Top 10 were education (3) for highest number of public schools, crime and safety (4) and economy (9).

On the down side, Naples scored the lowest rank possible (151) for affordability.

The next highest ranked Florida city was Tampa, coming in at No. 14.

What about Fort Myers?

Fort Myers, only 45 minutes north of Naples on I-75, came in 38th overall.

Fort Myers' highest mark (7) came in quality of life (Naples scored 12). Fort Myers' lowest mark came in the education category (126).

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Best cities to live in

  1. Naples, Florida

  2. Carmel, Indiana

  3. Naperville, Illinois

  4. Amherst, New Hampshire

  5. Portland, Maine

  6. Alpharetta, Georgia

  7. Madison, Mississippi

  8. Papillion, Nebraska

  9. Leawood, Kansas

  10. Cambridge, Massachusetts

Worst 10 cities to live in

  • 142. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • 143. Detroit, Michigan

  • 144. Poughkeepsie, New York

  • 145. New York, New York

  • 146. Modesto, California

  • 147. Oxnard, California

  • 148. Memphis, Tennessee

  • 149. Los Angeles, California

  • 150. San Jose, California

  • 151. San Francisco, California

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