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

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SmartAsset ranks Orlando No. 3 on list

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:

RankCityBoomers moving in as a
percentage of populationNumber of boomers
moving inTotal 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%