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Valparaiso ranks #18 in 100 Best Cities for Outdoor Living in 2022

Niceville.comMarch 28, 20222 Mins Read
Dwellics 2022 Best Cities for Outdoor Living
Dwellics 2022 Best Cities for Outdoor Living. (Dwellics)

VALPARAISO, Fla. — Dwellics, a U.S. city data company that offers personalized advice on where to move, has unveiled its 2022 list of its Top 100: Best Cities for Outdoor Living. Valparaiso is ranked number 18.

Lake Butler, Florida was ranked number one in the 2022 list by Dwellics.

Lake Butler, in Orange County, has an overall score of 99.9. There are two other Florida cities in the top 10: Oviedo is #6 with a score of 95.47 and Nocatee is #9 with a score of 94.82.

Valparaiso has a score of 93.49. Destin is ranked number 67 with a score of 88.16.

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In all, 33 Florida cities made the top 100. Niceville did not make the list.

While Florida grabs top honors, securing the number one spot on the list and the most communities overall, Hawaii and Texas also rank highly, achieving 17 and 15 places, respectively.

The best cities in the U.S. for outdoor living:

  1. Lake Butler, Florida
  2. Sunnyvale, Texas
  3. Wylie, Texas
  4. Kapolei, Hawaii
  5. Fort Mill, South Carolina
  6. Oviedo, Florida
  7. Powhatan district, Virginia
  8. Carr township, North Carolina
  9. Nocatee, Florida
  10. Fairhope, Alabama

Here is the complete list: Top 100: Best Cities for Outdoor Living.

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Dwellics analyzed data on over 50,000 U.S. cities to compile the report.

Among the ranking factors are the numbers of parks, fields, playgrounds, hiking trails, and other public outdoor spaces; numbers of trees and amount of open space; climate, including temperature, humidity, windiness, and cloudiness; air and water quality; and risk of natural disaster.

The top five communities for outdoor living in the U.S. share proximity to lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water, along with abundant park and trail space conducive to outdoor activity.

A recent report from Upwork, the world’s largest work marketplace, reveals that as many as twenty-three million Americans are planning to move in 2022.

The increased availability of remote work leads to a drive to relocate to areas with greater access to outdoors and outdoor activities for many of these people.

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