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Towns with the most conserved land in Florida

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 60 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Flagler Beach 1 Flagler Beach 20.6% Conserved acres 536 2 Oakleaf Plantation 16.9% Conserved acres 1,793 Map of Hunters Creek 3 Hunters Creek 16.6% Conserved acres 749
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Map of Flagler Beach Flagler Beach5,373 people 20.6% 536 2.7 mi
2 Oakleaf Plantation32,070 people 16.9% 1,793 11.8 mi
3 Map of Hunters Creek Hunters Creek22,819 people 16.6% 749 5.5 mi
4 Map of Country Club Country Club51,296 people 15.7% 448 3.2 mi
5 Marianna Marianna7,150 people 13.3% 1,629 10.2 mi
6 Mulberry Mulberry4,188 people 13.2% 642 4.7 mi
7 Map of South Venice South Venice17,484 people 12.8% 516 10.7 mi
8 Alva Alva3,389 people 12.6% 1,483 29.1 mi
9 North Merritt Island9,025 people 11.8% 2,175 18.3 mi
10 Map of Florida Ridge Florida Ridge20,889 people 11.4% 916 11.0 mi
11 Map of Miami Springs Miami Springs13,726 people 11.2% 213 3.5 mi
12 Map of Fussels Corner Fussels Corner5,682 people 11.2% 395 0.3 mi
13 Lake City Lake City12,515 people 9.7% 920 8.7 mi
14 University41,902 people 9.6% 578 10.9 mi
15 Map of Lakewood Park Lakewood Park13,866 people 8.6% 380 2.4 mi
16 Map of North Fort Myers North Fort Myers44,993 people 7.1% 2,395 33.2 mi
17 Lake Worth Beach Lake Worth Beach43,365 people 5% 216 2.4 mi
18 Tiger Point3,628 people 4.9% 135 0.0 mi
19 Lake Butler Lake Butler17,125 people 4.8% 533 5.6 mi
20 Florida City Florida City12,943 people 4.8% 186 15.9 mi
21 Palmetto Palmetto13,588 people 4.6% 171 0.8 mi
22 Map of South Beach South Beach3,063 people 4.3% 190 2.6 mi
23 Delray Beach Delray Beach67,979 people 4.1% 430 12.4 mi
24 Map of Lake Sarasota Lake Sarasota3,595 people 3.5% 15 0.0 mi
25 Map of Ridge Wood Heights Ridge Wood Heights5,366 people 3.4% 31 0.7 mi
26 Palmer Ranch16,867 people 3.2% 168 8.8 mi
27 South Miami South Miami12,277 people 3.2% 47 0.7 mi
28 Hudson Hudson11,254 people 3.2% 130 1.0 mi
29 Winter Garden Winter Garden47,872 people 3% 342 11.1 mi
30 Oakland Park44,682 people 2.9% 153 2.8 mi
31 Map of Nokomis Nokomis3,452 people 2.8% 41 0.7 mi
32 Feather Sound Feather Sound3,476 people 2.6% 56 3.6 mi
33 North Lauderdale45,234 people 2.5% 76 1.8 mi
34 Margate Margate59,198 people 2.4% 141 7.9 mi
35 Port St. Joe Port St. Joe3,616 people 2.3% 172 4.9 mi
36 Hallandale Beach Hallandale Beach41,854 people 2.2% 66 3.3 mi
37 Map of Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel76,011 people 2.1% 600 6.7 mi
38 Pompano Beach Pompano Beach114,147 people 1.9% 302 29.3 mi
39 Map of Palm River-Clair Mel Palm River-Clair Mel27,844 people 1.9% 142 1.8 mi
40 Miami Gardens Miami Gardens113,177 people 1.6% 191 3.1 mi
41 Map of Beverly Hills Beverly Hills9,650 people 1.4% 27 0.0 mi
42 South Pasadena South Pasadena5,320 people 1.4% 10 0.7 mi
43 Punta Gorda Punta Gorda20,278 people 1.3% 260 7.8 mi
44 The Villages The Villages83,498 people 1.2% 269 52.1 mi
45 Map of Vero Beach South Vero Beach South30,344 people 1.2% 92 4.0 mi
46 Palm Springs Palm Springs27,356 people 1.1% 29 0.5 mi
47 Map of Shady Hills Shady Hills11,983 people 1.1% 214 3.4 mi
48 Belle Glade Belle Glade16,972 people 0.9% 39 4.8 mi
49 Map of Biscayne Park Biscayne Park3,085 people 0.9% 4 0.0 mi
50 Longwood Longwood16,337 people 0.8% 29 1.2 mi
51 Map of Springfield Springfield8,230 people 0.8% 24 1.9 mi
52 Map of Sarasota Springs Sarasota Springs12,611 people 0.7% 13 0.4 mi
53 Map of Stock Island Stock Island4,162 people 0.7% 9 2.0 mi
54 Jupiter Farms12,945 people 0.6% 58 4.3 mi
55 Map of Goldenrod Goldenrod12,878 people 0.6% 9 0.5 mi
56 Map of Lake Lorraine Lake Lorraine6,903 people 0.6% 9 0.0 mi
57 Lake Panasoffkee Lake Panasoffkee4,768 people 0.6% 26 0.2 mi
58 Taft Taft2,730 people 0.4% 2 0.2 mi
59 Jasper Jasper3,072 people 0.3% 7 1.5 mi
60 Map of Citrus Hills Citrus Hills9,304 people 0.2% 13 1.7 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

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. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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