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Towns where housing hasn't kept up with growth in Florida

Ranked by how many new residents each town gained for every new home it permitted between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 182 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Miami Shores 1 Miami Shores 63.2 per home Residents gained 1,074 2 North Lauderdale 62.9 per home Residents gained 3,771 Lauderhill 3 Lauderhill 46.9 per home Residents gained 7,595
#TownNew residents per new homeResidents gainedHomes permitted
1 Miami Shores Miami Shores11,752 people 63.2 per home 1,074 17
2 North Lauderdale45,234 people 62.9 per home 3,771 60
3 Lauderhill Lauderhill74,896 people 46.9 per home 7,595 162
4 Sweetwater Sweetwater20,085 people 29.5 per home 5,864 199
5 Palm Springs Palm Springs27,356 people 25.3 per home 7,962 315
6 Hallandale Beach Hallandale Beach41,854 people 24.7 per home 4,104 166
7 Weston Weston68,837 people 24.3 per home 2,774 114
8 Holly Hill Holly Hill13,084 people 22.4 per home 1,299 58
9 Key West Key West25,720 people 21.6 per home 1,795 83
10 Coral Springs136,103 people 19.8 per home 13,298 671
11 Deerfield Beach Deerfield Beach88,093 people 19.7 per home 11,841 601
12 Greenacres44,373 people 19.7 per home 6,417 326
13 Map of Indian Harbour Beach Indian Harbour Beach9,025 people 18.9 per home 794 42
14 Highland Beach4,311 people 18.9 per home 756 40
15 Florida City Florida City12,943 people 16.4 per home 1,840 112
16 Aventura Aventura39,885 people 15.1 per home 4,480 297
17 Bushnell Bushnell3,187 people 14.3 per home 629 44
18 Map of Key Biscayne Key Biscayne14,791 people 13.5 per home 2,465 183
19 LaBelle LaBelle5,184 people 12.5 per home 326 26
20 Fort Pierce Fort Pierce49,082 people 11.1 per home 5,707 514
21 Tamarac Tamarac73,019 people 10.8 per home 11,470 1,061
22 Riviera Beach Riviera Beach38,657 people 10.4 per home 5,116 494
23 Dania Beach Dania Beach32,180 people 10.3 per home 2,084 202
24 Orange Park Orange Park9,055 people 10.3 per home 677 66
25 Tequesta Tequesta6,193 people 9.6 per home 529 55
26 Lake City Lake City12,515 people 8.3 per home 283 34
27 Daytona Beach Shores Daytona Beach Shores5,188 people 8.2 per home 932 114
28 DeBary DeBary22,869 people 7.7 per home 2,940 380
29 Maitland Maitland19,469 people 7.5 per home 3,792 505
30 Deltona Deltona97,334 people 7.3 per home 8,510 1,169
31 Edgewater Edgewater23,627 people 7.1 per home 2,347 329
32 Titusville Titusville49,385 people 7.0 per home 5,028 716
33 Map of Orange City Orange City14,372 people 6.8 per home 2,033 300
34 Homestead Homestead82,807 people 6.7 per home 20,225 3,011
35 Sunrise97,918 people 6.7 per home 12,896 1,931
36 Eustis Eustis24,119 people 6.5 per home 4,631 708
37 Margate Margate59,198 people 6.5 per home 5,428 841
38 Palmetto Palmetto13,588 people 6.2 per home 717 115
39 Leesburg Leesburg30,807 people 6.1 per home 6,883 1,132
40 Miami Gardens Miami Gardens113,177 people 5.9 per home 4,473 760
41 West Palm Beach122,290 people 5.9 per home 17,496 2,981
42 Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs46,116 people 5.9 per home 4,735 808
43 Crystal River Crystal River3,638 people 5.8 per home 288 50
44 Indialantic Indialantic3,065 people 5.5 per home 290 53
45 Cutler Bay45,070 people 5.5 per home 5,139 941
46 Opa-locka Opa-locka16,282 people 5.3 per home 1,244 234
47 North Palm Beach North Palm Beach13,238 people 5.3 per home 1,147 217
48 Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines173,194 people 5.2 per home 16,428 3,144
49 Kissimmee Kissimmee81,479 people 5.2 per home 19,544 3,750
50 Ormond Beach Ormond Beach43,976 people 5.2 per home 4,943 949
51 Crestview Crestview28,773 people 5.1 per home 6,156 1,206
52 Oakland Park44,682 people 5.1 per home 2,866 565
53 Davie Davie108,346 people 5.0 per home 13,699 2,730
54 Daytona Beach Daytona Beach78,992 people 5.0 per home 11,642 2,339
55 Map of Port Richey Port Richey3,364 people 5.0 per home 381 77
56 Ocala Ocala66,584 people 4.8 per home 7,276 1,504
57 Temple Terrace Temple Terrace27,275 people 4.8 per home 2,149 444
58 Palm Bay Palm Bay130,132 people 4.7 per home 16,570 3,512
59 Hollywood Hollywood155,082 people 4.6 per home 12,299 2,691
60 Dunedin Dunedin36,062 people 4.6 per home 747 164
61 Haverhill2,823 people 4.5 per home 314 70
62 Palm Beach Gardens60,959 people 4.5 per home 10,730 2,412
63 Ponce Inlet Ponce Inlet3,435 people 4.4 per home 332 75
64 Newberry Newberry7,865 people 4.4 per home 2,392 548
65 Plant City Plant City40,887 people 4.3 per home 5,043 1,173
66 Miramar Miramar138,600 people 4.3 per home 12,680 2,987
67 Mount Dora Mount Dora17,278 people 4.2 per home 3,971 943
68 Palm Beach Palm Beach9,348 people 4.2 per home 897 215
69 Melbourne Melbourne86,576 people 4.1 per home 8,610 2,087
70 Cocoa Cocoa19,554 people 4.1 per home 1,901 464
71 Lakeland Lakeland119,961 people 4.0 per home 15,219 3,763
72 Alachua Alachua10,743 people 4.0 per home 1,515 377
73 Pensacola Pensacola54,036 people 3.9 per home 2,389 608
74 Lauderdale Lakes36,404 people 3.9 per home 3,361 856
75 New Port Richey New Port Richey17,425 people 3.9 per home 1,817 465
76 Belleview Belleview5,805 people 3.9 per home 921 237
77 South Miami South Miami12,277 people 3.9 per home 369 95
78 Hialeah Gardens Hialeah Gardens22,915 people 3.9 per home 1,324 344
79 Winter Haven Winter Haven55,200 people 3.8 per home 15,345 4,003
80 Apopka Apopka58,232 people 3.8 per home 13,331 3,489
81 Zephyrhills Zephyrhills19,668 people 3.8 per home 3,906 1,031
82 Brooksville Brooksville9,457 people 3.8 per home 1,171 309
83 St. Cloud St. Cloud65,130 people 3.8 per home 23,781 6,311
84 Map of Oldsmar Oldsmar14,904 people 3.7 per home 1,307 350
85 Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale185,604 people 3.7 per home 17,239 4,649
86 Stuart Stuart18,520 people 3.7 per home 1,832 496
87 Doral Doral79,216 people 3.7 per home 30,170 8,192
88 Lady Lake Lady Lake16,675 people 3.7 per home 2,044 558
89 Palmetto Bay Palmetto Bay24,639 people 3.7 per home 1,029 282
90 Map of Longboat Key Longboat Key7,539 people 3.7 per home 617 169
91 Map of Green Cove Springs Green Cove Springs10,044 people 3.6 per home 2,878 796
92 Winter Springs Winter Springs38,951 people 3.6 per home 5,060 1,402
93 Lake Alfred Lake Alfred7,277 people 3.6 per home 1,359 380
94 Mascotte Mascotte7,949 people 3.6 per home 1,508 424
95 Cooper City Cooper City34,660 people 3.5 per home 5,854 1,656
96 Tavares Tavares20,463 people 3.5 per home 5,052 1,456
97 Seminole Seminole19,396 people 3.5 per home 2,131 616
98 Clearwater Clearwater117,247 people 3.5 per home 9,607 2,782
99 Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie232,491 people 3.4 per home 40,248 11,752
100 Pompano Beach Pompano Beach114,147 people 3.4 per home 12,201 3,635
101 Orlando Orlando319,758 people 3.3 per home 69,273 20,731
102 Boynton Beach Boynton Beach81,435 people 3.3 per home 12,163 3,646
103 Minneola Minneola16,598 people 3.3 per home 4,440 1,333
104 Satellite Beach Satellite Beach11,313 people 3.3 per home 1,117 335
105 Boca Raton Boca Raton100,234 people 3.3 per home 13,030 3,936
106 Juno Beach Juno Beach3,890 people 3.3 per home 682 206
107 Royal Palm Beach40,344 people 3.3 per home 4,792 1,453
108 Niceville Niceville16,544 people 3.3 per home 3,023 915
109 Winter Garden Winter Garden47,872 people 3.3 per home 12,396 3,812
110 Eagle Lake Eagle Lake3,893 people 3.2 per home 753 233
111 Dundee Dundee5,863 people 3.2 per home 1,518 477
112 Cape Coral Cape Coral215,536 people 3.2 per home 39,711 12,516
113 Wellington Wellington62,146 people 3.2 per home 5,129 1,626
114 Groveland Groveland22,012 people 3.2 per home 9,776 3,107
115 Port Orange64,767 people 3.1 per home 6,548 2,108
116 DeLand DeLand41,611 people 3.1 per home 10,320 3,323
117 Plantation Plantation96,293 people 3.1 per home 6,795 2,206
118 Bartow Bartow20,438 people 3.1 per home 2,011 653
119 Jacksonville Jacksonville977,670 people 3.0 per home 127,827 42,106
120 North Miami Beach North Miami Beach43,898 people 3.0 per home 2,153 715
121 Parkland37,178 people 3.0 per home 10,708 3,557
122 Davenport Davenport13,238 people 3.0 per home 6,155 2,047
123 Macclenny Macclenny7,748 people 3.0 per home 930 310
124 Midway Midway3,511 people 3.0 per home 533 179
125 Panama City Beach Panama City Beach18,971 people 3.0 per home 6,076 2,063
126 New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach31,974 people 2.9 per home 7,678 2,641
127 Largo Largo82,617 people 2.9 per home 4,837 1,687
128 Ocoee Ocoee49,033 people 2.9 per home 11,716 4,084
129 Palm Coast Palm Coast98,258 people 2.9 per home 14,078 4,925
130 Haines City Haines City34,234 people 2.9 per home 6,134 2,146
131 Polk City Polk City2,974 people 2.8 per home 1,151 408
132 Punta Gorda Punta Gorda20,278 people 2.7 per home 2,830 1,034
133 Map of Rockledge Rockledge29,133 people 2.7 per home 2,752 1,014
134 Map of Coconut Creek Coconut Creek58,330 people 2.7 per home 4,924 1,837
135 Map of Oviedo Oviedo40,599 people 2.7 per home 6,717 2,513
136 Map of Sanford Sanford63,730 people 2.6 per home 7,481 2,860
137 North Port North Port84,605 people 2.6 per home 17,436 6,696
138 Sunny Isles Beach Sunny Isles Beach22,437 people 2.6 per home 1,510 588
139 Dade City8,152 people 2.6 per home 838 327
140 Bunnell Bunnell3,682 people 2.5 per home 600 241
141 Map of Belleair Belleair4,428 people 2.5 per home 404 163
142 Islamorada, Village of Islands Islamorada, Village of Islands7,068 people 2.5 per home 988 401
143 Delray Beach Delray Beach67,979 people 2.4 per home 6,324 2,654
144 Map of Bay Harbor Islands Bay Harbor Islands5,847 people 2.3 per home 294 128
145 Sebastian Sebastian26,262 people 2.3 per home 3,125 1,376
146 Bal Harbour Bal Harbour3,055 people 2.2 per home 580 263
147 Lake Mary Lake Mary16,860 people 2.2 per home 2,976 1,368
148 Tarpon Springs Tarpon Springs25,791 people 2.2 per home 1,633 753
149 Auburndale Auburndale18,530 people 2.2 per home 2,109 975
150 Map of Pinellas Park Pinellas Park53,560 people 2.1 per home 4,014 1,886
151 South Daytona South Daytona13,543 people 2.1 per home 613 289
152 Map of West Melbourne West Melbourne28,795 people 2.1 per home 7,569 3,611
153 Fort Myers Fort Myers95,051 people 2.1 per home 24,097 11,594
154 Lake Wales Lake Wales16,785 people 2.1 per home 2,136 1,025
155 Jacksonville Beach Jacksonville Beach23,654 people 2.0 per home 2,468 1,208
156 Inverness Inverness7,770 people 2.0 per home 333 165
157 North Bay Village North Bay Village8,118 people 2.0 per home 1,022 518
158 High Springs High Springs6,544 people 2.0 per home 865 442
159 Coral Gables Coral Gables49,802 people 2.0 per home 2,468 1,264
160 Tampa Tampa401,618 people 1.9 per home 49,250 25,850
161 Map of Indian River Shores Indian River Shores4,386 people 1.9 per home 340 179
162 Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach21,025 people 1.9 per home 1,415 748
163 Casselberry Casselberry30,135 people 1.9 per home 2,553 1,368
164 Winter Park Winter Park30,274 people 1.8 per home 1,943 1,066
165 Jupiter Jupiter61,883 people 1.8 per home 5,891 3,298
166 Venice Venice27,479 people 1.8 per home 4,715 2,640
167 St. Augustine Beach St. Augustine Beach6,860 people 1.8 per home 627 352
168 Marathon Marathon9,914 people 1.7 per home 1,392 808
169 Fruitland Park Fruitland Park8,740 people 1.7 per home 4,247 2,508
170 Lantana Lantana12,256 people 1.6 per home 1,081 661
171 Miami Lakes Miami Lakes31,553 people 1.6 per home 1,106 695
172 Atlantic Beach Atlantic Beach13,363 people 1.6 per home 858 548
173 Bradenton Bradenton57,014 people 1.5 per home 6,152 4,091
174 North Miami North Miami60,344 people 1.4 per home 1,405 995
175 Destin Destin14,077 people 1.4 per home 1,626 1,165
176 St. Petersburg St. Petersburg262,732 people 1.4 per home 13,539 9,948
177 Bonita Springs Bonita Springs55,904 people 1.4 per home 9,730 7,184
178 Fernandina Beach Fernandina Beach13,420 people 1.3 per home 1,565 1,235
179 Miami Miami459,745 people 1.2 per home 42,784 34,476
180 Longwood Longwood16,337 people 1.1 per home 1,430 1,269
181 Sarasota Sarasota56,970 people 1.0 per home 2,925 3,084
182 St. Augustine St. Augustine15,351 people 0.9 per home 1,354 1,508

How this ranking works

We take each town’s population change between the 2010 and 2020 censuses and divide it by the new homes its building permits authorized over 2010–2019. The result is how many new residents arrived for every new home. A high number means people came faster than homes were built, so existing homes filled up: larger households, fewer vacancies and tighter supply. The highest ratio ranks #1. Across Florida it’s 2.8 per home.

Only towns that gained at least 250 residents and permitted at least 10 homes are ranked, because a ratio built on a handful of either is noise. College towns, where 20% or more of residents are enrolled in college, are left out: a growing college adds dorm students as residents, but dorms never show up as permitted homes.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Residents: 2010 and 2020 decennial censuses. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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