Naples, Fort Myers make list of best places to live, according to U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report is out with its annual list of the best places to live and retire in the U.S. for 2020 and Florida cities are well represented.

U.S. News analyzed 150 metro areas to find the best places to live based on quality of life and the job market, as well as the value of living there and people’s desire to live there.

Florida cities made the cut 14 times.

Naples, on the west coast of Florida, was the highest ranked city in the Sunshine State. It came in No. 14 out of 150.

Other Florida cities on the national list include:

No. 16: Sarasota
No. 28: Melbourne
No. 36: Tampa
No. 37: Pensacola
No. 43: Jacksonville
No. 48: Orlando
No. 58: Fort Myers
No. 61: Lakeland
No. 69: Ocala
No. 73: Port St. Lucie
No. 74: Daytona Beach
No. 114: Tallahassee
No. 127: Miami

Boulder, CO debuted on the list ranking at No. 1, while Denver, CO held at No. 2, and Austin, TX fell from the top spot to No. 3.