Florida’s a huge target for baby boomers. Here are the cities to which they’re flocking

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Florida was one of the top destinations for baby boomers in 2022, according to a report by SmartAsset.

The study shows that of the 20 top cities for baby boomers to move to, Clearwater ranked at No. 1.

“Baby boomers who moved to Clearwater in 2022 accounted for 3.79% of the city’s total population,” the website reads. “4,401 people from this age group moved into the city. Overall, the 31,349 baby boomers living in Clearwater made up 27.0% of the city’s total population over the age of 1.”

Below that, Orlando ranked at No. 3, with nearly 17% of its population being made up of baby boomers.

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Cape Coral came in at No. 4, St. Petersburg at No. 10, and Miami at the bottom of the list at No. 20.

The full ranking is as follows:

Rank City Boomers moving in as a
percentage of population
Number of boomers
moving in
Total boomers as a
percentage of population
1 Clearwater, FL 3.79% 4,401 27.00%
2 Reno, NV 3.07% 8,329 23.10%
3 Orlando, FL 3.02% 9,458 16.56%
4 Cape Coral, FL 2.90% 6,233 29.85%
5 Billings, MT 2.87% 3,401 22.48%
6 Surprise, AZ 2.86% 4,372 23.82%
7 Henderson, NV 2.80% 9,219 25.61%
8 Mesa, AZ 2.69% 13,623 21.52%
9 High Point, NC 2.69% 3,051 22.90%
10 St. Petersburg, FL 2.67% 6,903 25.75%
11 Scottsdale, AZ 2.65% 6,377 28.09%
12 Spokane Valley, WA 2.55% 2,710 21.54%
13 Santa Rosa, CA 2.53% 4,431 24.82%
14 Renton, WA 2.52% 2,587 20.93%
15 Savannah, GA 2.49% 3,644 19.86%
16 Evansville, IN 2.44% 2,882 23.56%
17 Oceanside, CA 2.41% 4,112 24.11%
18 Las Cruces, NM 2.41% 2,703 20.58%
19 Chattanooga, TN 2.40% 4,374 20.45%
20 Miami, FL 2.32% 10,331 21.35%

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