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The Most Popular Cities for Second Homes

The Most Popular Cities for Second Homes

Having a vacation home or second home is a dream for many upwardly mobile American households. While there are 137.4 million housing units in the United States, second homes account for 5.4 million of those homes nationwide. Second homes in the U.S. include beach houses and snowbird destinations in sunbelt states, winter ski houses, lake houses, and timeshare condos.

In this analysis, AdvisorSmith found the most popular cities for second homes in the United States. We ranked cities by the number of second homes in each city based upon the population of each city. Large cities were those with over 350,000 residents, while midsize cities had between 100,000 and 350,000 residents, and small cities had between 10,000 and 100,000 residents. 

We also found the cities in the U.S. that had the most second homes on a per capita basis. These cities were classified as seasonal destinations, where a large percentage of the homes were occupied by part-time or seasonal residents.

Most Popular Large Cities for Second Homes

Some of the nation’s largest cities were the most popular second-home destinations, with New York City (#1) being the most popular city for second homes by far nationwide. Other large cities included Los Angeles (#3), Miami (#4), and Chicago (#5). Snowbirds were attracted to the Phoenix area, with Mesa (#2) and Phoenix (#7) ranking among the top 10. On average, in large cities, 1.2% of the housing stock was second homes, and there was an average of five second homes per 1,000 residents.

RankCityStateNumber of Second HomesSecond Homes as a % of Total Homes2nd Homes per 1K PopulationAverage 3BR Home Cost
1New YorkNew York 74,078 2.1%9 $687,252
2MesaArizona 17,435 8.2%35 $344,486
3Los AngelesCalifornia 13,850 0.9%4 $858,594
4MiamiFlorida 12,074 5.8%27 $462,793
5ChicagoIllinois 12,007 1.0%4 $294,421
6San DiegoCalifornia 9,744 1.8%7 $840,805
7PhoenixArizona 9,100 1.5%6 $338,832
8San FranciscoCalifornia 8,316 2.1%10 $1,697,765
9New OrleansLouisiana 7,783 4.1%20 $215,684
10AtlantaGeorgia 6,164 2.5%13 $328,960
11TucsonArizona 6,160 2.6%11 $265,941
12HoustonTexas 6,038 0.6%3 $206,855
13Las VegasNevada 5,576 2.1%9 $331,088
14AustinTexas 5,181 1.2%5 $516,051
15BostonMassachusetts 4,626 1.6%7 $693,637
16JacksonvilleFlorida 3,780 1.0%4 $224,306
17DallasTexas 3,577 0.6%3 $254,707
18Virginia BeachVirginia 3,430 1.9%8 $290,344
19WashingtonDistrict of Columbia 3,428 1.1%5 $760,690
20PhiladelphiaPennsylvania 3,420 0.5%2 $194,313
21NashvilleTennessee 3,351 1.1%5 $339,309
22SeattleWashington 3,321 0.9%5 $904,776
23PortlandOregon 3,217 1.1%5 $527,807
24TampaFlorida 3,154 1.8%8 $312,490
25San AntonioTexas 3,083 0.6%2 $207,667
26DenverColorado 2,891 0.9%4 $576,188
27El PasoTexas 2,401 1.0%4 $163,590
28CharlotteNorth Carolina 2,254 0.6%3 $279,802
29ColumbusOhio 2,207 0.6%3 $212,121
30AlbuquerqueNew Mexico 1,947 0.8%4 $255,056
31San JoseCalifornia 1,394 0.4%1 $1,209,883
32LouisvilleKentucky 1,358 0.5%2 $213,640
33Colorado SpringsColorado 1,333 0.7%3 $381,763
34DetroitMichigan 1,315 0.4%2 $52,063
35TulsaOklahoma 1,255 0.7%3 $156,057
36Oklahoma CityOklahoma 1,248 0.5%2 $169,828
37MemphisTennessee 1,150 0.4%2 $119,243
38IndianapolisIndiana 1,085 0.3%1 $185,248
39MinneapolisMinnesota 1,085 0.6%3 $343,425
40Long BeachCalifornia 1,035 0.6%2 $811,064
41Fort WorthTexas 1,009 0.3%1 $233,128
42BakersfieldCalifornia9830.8%3 $285,708
43MilwaukeeWisconsin9740.4%2 $171,845
44Kansas CityMissouri8170.4%2 $193,902
45BaltimoreMaryland8070.3%1 $173,205
46SacramentoCalifornia7160.4%1 $418,012
47RaleighNorth Carolina6880.3%2 $307,318
48ClevelandOhio6480.3%2 $97,784
49OaklandCalifornia6370.4%2 $1,089,819
50ArlingtonTexas6310.4%2 $250,779
51OmahaNebraska5790.3%1 $226,894
52FresnoCalifornia4460.2%1 $309,322
53WichitaKansas3800.2%1 $163,387
54AuroraColorado3200.2%1 $439,227

Most Popular Midsize Cities for Second Homes

Among midsize cities, the most popular states for second homes were Florida, California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. Scottsdale, Arizona; Cape Coral, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Pompano Beach, Florida were the top five most popular midsize cities for second homes. Among midsize cities, an average of 1.3% of homes were second homes, and there were 5.4 second homes per 1,000 residents.

RankCityStateNumber of Second HomesSecond Homes as a % of Total Homes2nd Homes per 1K Population
1ScottsdaleArizona 14,575 10.5%58
2Cape CoralFlorida 13,338 15.9%73
3Fort LauderdaleFlorida 12,856 13.4%71
4HonoluluHawaii 9,613 6.3%28
5Pompano BeachFlorida 8,712 16.0%79
6St. PetersburgFlorida 7,758 5.7%30
7HollywoodFlorida 6,902 9.9%45
8ClearwaterFlorida 6,721 11.5%58
9ParadiseNevada 6,054 5.3%26
10West Palm BeachFlorida 5,694 10.9%52
11HendersonNevada 4,930 3.8%16
12SurpriseArizona 4,725 8.4%35
13OrlandoFlorida 4,621 3.5%17
14EnterpriseNevada 4,244 6.3%25
15Port St. LucieFlorida 3,949 5.4%21
16LakelandFlorida 3,625 7.3%34
17Spring ValleyNevada 3,569 4.0%17
18Baton RougeLouisiana 2,948 2.9%13
19Corpus ChristiTexas 2,801 2.1%9
20Pembroke PinesFlorida 2,658 4.2%16
21CarlsbadCalifornia 2,423 5.1%21
22ChandlerArizona 2,403 2.5%10
23OceansideCalifornia 2,239 3.4%13
24PeoriaArizona 2,234 3.4%13
25CharlestonSouth Carolina 2,229 3.5%17
26Huntington BeachCalifornia 2,080 2.6%10
27Lehigh AcresFlorida 2,076 5.4%17
28Palm BayFlorida 1,981 4.6%18
29AnchorageAlaska 1,814 1.5%6
30Spring HillFlorida 1,787 3.8%16
31McAllenTexas 1,687 3.3%12
32CambridgeMassachusetts 1,670 3.2%14
33WilmingtonNorth Carolina 1,577 2.7%13
34GilbertArizona 1,504 1.8%6
35DavieFlorida 1,494 3.8%14
36IrvineCalifornia 1,438 1.4%5
37SavannahGeorgia 1,436 2.3%10
38TorranceCalifornia 1,371 2.4%9
39LexingtonKentucky 1,367 1.0%4
40OxnardCalifornia 1,331 2.4%6
41BrownsvilleTexas 1,161 2.0%6
42MiramarFlorida 1,154 2.6%8
43RenoNevada 1,116 1.0%5
44AugustaGeorgia 1,099 1.3%6
45ArlingtonVirginia 1,091 1.0%5
46North Las VegasNevada9761.2%4
47BellevueWashington9711.6%7
48Winston-SalemNorth Carolina9650.9%4
49St. LouisMissouri9290.5%3
50Boise CityIdaho9221.0%4
51KnoxvilleTennessee9151.0%5
52Salt Lake CityUtah9011.0%5
53FremontCalifornia9001.1%4
54Little RockArkansas8910.9%5
55Sunrise ManorNevada8701.2%5
56Las CrucesNew Mexico8651.9%9
57LancasterCalifornia8451.6%5
58Chula VistaCalifornia8431.0%3
59ChattanoogaTennessee8000.9%5
60VenturaCalifornia7671.7%7
61TempeArizona7650.9%4
62GlendaleArizona7550.8%3
63LafayetteLouisiana7431.3%6
64StamfordConnecticut7391.4%6
65TallahasseeFlorida7270.8%4
66BirminghamAlabama7230.6%3
67College StationTexas7231.6%6
68GreensboroNorth Carolina7130.5%2
69MontgomeryAlabama7110.8%4
70ColumbiaSouth Carolina6911.3%5
71Sandy SpringsGeorgia6861.3%6
72LubbockTexas6800.6%3
73BoulderColorado6751.5%6
74The WoodlandsTexas6611.5%6
75CincinnatiOhio6490.4%2
76LaredoTexas6480.8%3
77Thousand OaksCalifornia6421.3%5
78RiversideCalifornia6250.7%2
79PittsburghPennsylvania6190.4%2
80StocktonCalifornia6180.6%2
81WacoTexas6171.1%5
82SpokaneWashington6070.6%3
83ShreveportLouisiana5980.7%3
84Costa MesaCalifornia5971.4%5
85Ann ArborMichigan5871.2%5
86MadisonWisconsin5770.5%2
87MurrietaCalifornia5741.7%5
88FargoNorth Dakota5640.9%5
89BillingsMontana5631.1%5
90NorfolkVirginia5490.6%2
91Coral SpringsFlorida5441.2%4
92South BendIndiana5391.2%5
93GlendaleCalifornia5380.7%3
94AlexandriaVirginia5360.7%3
95Round RockTexas5321.2%4
96Jersey CityNew Jersey5310.5%2
97YonkersNew York5300.7%3
98High PointNorth Carolina5231.1%5
99EugeneOregon5200.7%3
100LincolnNebraska5190.4%2

Most Popular Small Cities for Second Homes

Approximately half of the top 200 small cities most popular for second homes were in the state of Florida. Besides Florida, California and Arizona also had substantial numbers of small cities that were popular for second homes. The most popular small cities for second homes include Miami Beach (#1), Hilton Head Island (#2), Four Corners, Florida (#3), Bonita Springs, Florida (#4), and Ocean City, New Jersey (#5). Second homes were much more common in small cities, with 1.8% of the housing stock being second homes on average, and 9.9 second homes per 1,000 residents on average.

RankCityStateNumber of Second HomesSecond Homes as a % of Total Homes2nd Homes per 1K Population
1Miami BeachFlorida17,38925.3%193
2Hilton Head IslandSouth Carolina15,71644.6%393
3Four CornersFlorida14,50345.9%343
4Bonita SpringsFlorida13,07334.4%234
5Ocean CityNew Jersey13,06865.0% 1,174
6Palm DesertCalifornia12,52931.5%238
7North Myrtle BeachSouth Carolina11,96842.4%739
8AventuraFlorida11,06636.6%297
9Palm SpringsCalifornia10,90928.4%228
10Sunny Isles BeachFlorida10,43347.4%476
11Marco IslandFlorida9,08349.1%509
12TuscaloosaAlabama9,02518.7%91
13La QuintaCalifornia8,30331.9%202
14EsteroFlorida8,26334.5%252
15Panama City BeachFlorida8,25349.1%647
16Hallandale BeachFlorida8,03428.7%203
17TruckeeCalifornia7,53854.2%458
18NaplesFlorida7,50737.6%344
19Big Bear CityCalifornia7,09754.8%527
20DestinFlorida7,05451.1%515
21South Lake TahoeCalifornia7,02241.6%320
22Lake Havasu CityArizona6,96621.2%128
23Deerfield BeachFlorida6,87616.5%86
24The VillagesFlorida6,71912.4%85
25Myrtle BeachSouth Carolina6,51026.0%199
26Fortuna FoothillsArizona6,35130.4%212
27Boca RatonFlorida6,31811.9%65
28Barnstable TownMassachusetts6,29323.8%142
29LargoFlorida6,00912.8%71
30North Fort MyersFlorida5,73220.9%134
31Fort MyersFlorida5,62313.9%70
32JupiterFlorida5,54416.6%86
33GalvestonTexas5,50817.5%110
34IonaFlorida5,49239.5%389
35Rancho MirageCalifornia5,48134.6%301
36VeniceFlorida5,07827.7%220
37Delray BeachFlorida5,02113.9%74
38Garden CitySouth Carolina4,84048.5%454
39PoincianaFlorida4,83920.0%69
40Bullhead CityArizona4,77920.1%119
41New Smyrna BeachFlorida4,73425.6%179
42St. GeorgeUtah4,62312.8%55
43KissimmeeFlorida4,60315.9%65
44Boynton BeachFlorida4,34911.8%57
45SarasotaFlorida4,27113.4%75
46IndioCalifornia4,15010.6%46
47Palm Beach GardensFlorida4,10713.6%73
48YumaArizona3,9469.6%41
49Palm CoastFlorida3,6479.9%42
50Apache JunctionArizona3,64215.9%90
51Sun CityArizona3,61112.6%93
52Steamboat SpringsColorado3,55535.7%275
53San Tan ValleyArizona3,5059.8%36
54Cathedral CityCalifornia3,49914.8%64
55Ocean PinesMaryland3,26335.8%261
56Santa FeNew Mexico3,2297.8%39
57North PortFlorida3,22811.4%49
58BradentonFlorida3,19011.5%56
59Newport BeachCalifornia3,1597.1%37
60BransonMissouri3,05436.4%268
61St. SimonsGeorgia3,04827.0%206
62Green ValleyArizona3,04017.6%145
63Port CharlotteFlorida2,95610.0%47
64Daytona BeachFlorida2,8807.9%43
65Ventnor CityNew Jersey2,87437.1%285
66Cape CanaveralFlorida2,86531.6%276
67EnglewoodFlorida2,80025.2%186
68LaconiaNew Hampshire2,70826.7%164
69Punta GordaFlorida2,64919.6%135
70Hampton BaysNew York2,63930.9%178
71MissionTexas2,5848.9%31
72Riviera BeachFlorida2,57816.4%74
73SunriseFlorida2,5506.7%27
74Palm HarborFlorida2,5388.3%41
75Show LowArizona2,53132.7%227
76South YarmouthMassachusetts2,46531.7%222
77Catalina FoothillsArizona2,4038.7%48
78WestonFlorida2,3539.6%33
79Key BiscayneFlorida2,30831.7%179
80Sun City WestArizona2,29212.4%90
81DoralFlorida2,2889.9%38
82Fort PierceFlorida2,21310.3%49
83Lauderdale LakesFlorida2,17514.7%61
84Cocoa BeachFlorida2,17524.0%187
85OxfordMississippi2,16814.2%80
86WellingtonFlorida2,1538.7%33
87Fountain HillsArizona2,14114.7%87
88Gulf ShoresAlabama2,12716.3%173
89AuburnAlabama2,1057.5%33
90MargateFlorida2,0997.6%36
91BendOregon2,0955.0%22
92Canyon LakeTexas2,08016.6%82
93San ClementeCalifornia2,0797.5%32
94Dana PointCalifornia2,05811.5%61
95Casa GrandeArizona2,0009.0%36
96South BradentonFlorida1,99314.8%79
97HolidayFlorida1,98615.8%95
98Dania BeachFlorida1,98212.7%62
99CoronadoCalifornia1,98017.8%84
100DunedinFlorida1,9759.5%54
101TamaracFlorida1,9236.1%29
102Laguna BeachCalifornia1,90014.2%83
103RockportTexas1,89426.9%175
104GoodyearArizona1,8746.5%23
105FlagstaffArizona1,8466.6%26
106LauderhillFlorida1,8386.6%26
107Cypress LakeFlorida1,83120.4%141
108MaricopaArizona1,81410.2%37
109WeslacoTexas1,80011.4%45
110AshevilleNorth Carolina1,7613.8%19
111Oro ValleyArizona1,7587.9%39
112Gold CanyonArizona1,71422.2%148
113PrescottArizona1,6897.5%40
114Port OrangeFlorida1,6545.6%26
115Pinellas ParkFlorida1,6546.9%31
116Coconut CreekFlorida1,6536.1%27
117PaysonArizona1,64918.0%106
118Atlantic CityNew Jersey1,6468.1%43
119FlorenceArizona1,63025.0%62
120KentOhio1,61711.9%54
121North Palm BeachFlorida1,61419.4%124
122TitusvilleFlorida1,6056.6%35
123DeltonaFlorida1,5774.7%17
124Haines CityFlorida1,56916.7%65
125GreenacresFlorida1,5479.3%38
126VillasFlorida1,54319.2%118
127MesquiteNevada1,49914.8%81
128PortlandMaine1,4974.4%23
129Toms RiverNew Jersey1,4874.0%17
130Merritt IslandFlorida1,4788.2%41
131Vero BeachFlorida1,45713.4%86
132Fernandina BeachFlorida1,45619.5%118
133PalmettoFlorida1,43921.9%106
134Bay St. LouisMississippi1,42617.4%110
135Sun City CenterFlorida1,4248.9%59
136Sun LakesArizona1,42413.7%98
137Hot SpringsArkansas1,4227.0%37
138Tarpon SpringsFlorida1,41511.5%56
139Winter HavenFlorida1,3987.5%34
140St. CloudFlorida1,3817.3%27
141Desert Hot SpringsCalifornia1,37410.7%48
142PharrTexas1,3675.4%18
143Long BranchNew Jersey1,3589.3%45
144MelbourneFlorida1,3523.6%17
145Upper Grand LagoonFlorida1,35114.6%77
146Bayshore GardensFlorida1,34513.5%66
147SeminoleFlorida1,34412.2%72
148KiheiHawaii1,32310.6%59
149NewportRhode Island1,32210.2%54
150West LealmanFlorida1,32113.8%89
151CamanoWashington1,26914.1%75
152GloucesterMassachusetts1,2528.4%42
153East LakeFlorida1,2498.3%39
154WashingtonUtah1,24511.8%47
155BuckeyeArizona1,2325.7%18
156Key WestFlorida1,2298.9%50
157Morro BayCalifornia1,22719.2%116
158WinchesterNevada1,2098.1%43
159Jacksonville BeachFlorida1,1989.1%51
160Lake WorthFlorida1,1947.8%31
161TavaresFlorida1,19113.3%71
162Santa MonicaCalifornia1,1742.3%13
163South VeniceFlorida1,16915.0%84
164MalibuCalifornia1,13914.6%90
165SeviervilleTennessee1,12414.4%67
166North Miami BeachFlorida1,1156.9%26
167Mount PleasantSouth Carolina1,0933.0%13
168ClermontFlorida1,0877.0%31
169Fort MohaveArizona1,08213.6%69
170PinehurstNorth Carolina1,07211.6%67
171EncinitasCalifornia1,0714.1%17
172Santa BarbaraCalifornia1,0672.7%12
173HudsonFlorida1,06213.5%89
174ZephyrhillsFlorida1,05612.3%68
175ClearlakeCalifornia1,03812.9%68
176PlantationFlorida1,0372.8%11
177Bayonet PointFlorida1,0377.8%38
178HemetCalifornia1,0363.2%12
179Florida RidgeFlorida1,01210.2%45
180HarlingenTexas1,0054.0%15
181Prescott ValleyArizona1,0045.0%23
182Lady LakeFlorida1,00310.6%65
183SedonaArizona1,00214.1%97
184PahrumpNevada9945.5%27
185AlamoTexas98613.2%50
186St. AugustineFlorida97812.9%67
187Ormond BeachFlorida9694.7%23
188Lighthouse PointFlorida96115.0%86
189BiloxiMississippi9444.3%21
190Coral GablesFlorida9404.4%19
191Lake CharlesLouisiana9392.5%12
192GulfportFlorida93612.0%76
193Long BeachNew York9205.8%28
194GatewayFlorida91420.9%85
195East HonoluluHawaii9104.9%19
196WhitneyNevada9055.1%21
197Gulf Gate EstatesFlorida90213.0%81
198Tucson EstatesArizona88214.0%74
199New BraunfelsTexas8472.6%11
200New Port RicheyFlorida8469.0%52

Seasonal Destinations: Cities with the Most Second Homes Per Capita

Seasonal cities are those in which a large portion of the population is resident for only part of the year. These cities feature large numbers of homes that are used only occasionally or seasonally and do not serve as the primary residence for their occupants. The state of Florida accounted for half of the top 100 seasonal cities, with other popular states being California and Arizona. The top seasonal cities were Ocean City, New Jersey (#1), North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (#2), Panama City Beach, Florida (#3), Big Bear City, California (#4), and Destin, Florida (#5). In all these cities, over half of the housing stock is second homes.

RankCityStateNumber of Second HomesSecond Homes as a % of Total Homes2nd Homes per 1K Population
1Ocean CityNew Jersey 13,068 65.0% 1,174
2North Myrtle BeachSouth Carolina 11,968 42.4%739
3Panama City BeachFlorida 8,253 49.1%647
4Big Bear CityCalifornia 7,097 54.8%527
5DestinFlorida 7,054 51.1%515
6Marco IslandFlorida 9,083 49.1%509
7Sunny Isles BeachFlorida 10,433 47.4%476
8TruckeeCalifornia 7,538 54.2%458
9Garden CitySouth Carolina 4,840 48.5%454
10Hilton Head IslandSouth Carolina 15,716 44.6%393
11IonaFlorida 5,492 39.5%389
12NaplesFlorida 7,507 37.6%344
13Four CornersFlorida 14,503 45.9%343
14South Lake TahoeCalifornia 7,022 41.6%320
15Rancho MirageCalifornia 5,481 34.6%301
16AventuraFlorida 11,066 36.6%297
17Ventnor CityNew Jersey 2,874 37.1%285
18Cape CanaveralFlorida 2,865 31.6%276
19Steamboat SpringsColorado 3,555 35.7%275
20BransonMissouri 3,054 36.4%268
21Ocean PinesMaryland 3,263 35.8%261
22EsteroFlorida 8,263 34.5%252
23Palm DesertCalifornia 12,529 31.5%238
24Bonita SpringsFlorida 13,073 34.4%234
25Palm SpringsCalifornia 10,909 28.4%228
26Show LowArizona 2,531 32.7%227
27South YarmouthMassachusetts 2,465 31.7%222
28VeniceFlorida 5,078 27.7%220
29Fortuna FoothillsArizona 6,351 30.4%212
30St. SimonsGeorgia 3,048 27.0%206
31Hallandale BeachFlorida 8,034 28.7%203
32La QuintaCalifornia 8,303 31.9%202
33Myrtle BeachSouth Carolina 6,510 26.0%199
34Miami BeachFlorida 17,389 25.3%193
35Cocoa BeachFlorida 2,175 24.0%187
36EnglewoodFlorida 2,800 25.2%186
37New Smyrna BeachFlorida 4,734 25.6%179
38Key BiscayneFlorida 2,308 31.7%179
39Hampton BaysNew York 2,639 30.9%178
40RockportTexas 1,894 26.9%175
41Gulf ShoresAlabama 2,127 16.3%173
42LaconiaNew Hampshire 2,708 26.7%164
43Gold CanyonArizona 1,714 22.2%148
44Green ValleyArizona 3,040 17.6%145
45Barnstable TownMassachusetts 6,293 23.8%142
46Cypress LakeFlorida 1,831 20.4%141
47Punta GordaFlorida 2,649 19.6%135
48North Fort MyersFlorida 5,732 20.9%134
49Lake Havasu CityArizona 6,966 21.2%128
50North Palm BeachFlorida 1,614 19.4%124
51Bullhead CityArizona 4,779 20.1%119
52VillasFlorida 1,543 19.2%118
53Fernandina BeachFlorida 1,456 19.5%118
54Morro BayCalifornia 1,227 19.2%116
55GalvestonTexas 5,508 17.5%110
56Bay St. LouisMississippi 1,426 17.4%110
57PaysonArizona 1,649 18.0%106
58PalmettoFlorida 1,439 21.9%106
59Sun LakesArizona 1,424 13.7%98
60SedonaArizona 1,002 14.1%97
61HolidayFlorida 1,986 15.8%95
62Sun CityArizona 3,611 12.6%93
63TuscaloosaAlabama 9,025 18.7%91
64MalibuCalifornia 1,139 14.6%90
65Sun City WestArizona 2,292 12.4%90
66Apache JunctionArizona 3,642 15.9%90
67HudsonFlorida 1,062 13.5%89
68West LealmanFlorida 1,321 13.8%89
69Fountain HillsArizona 2,141 14.7%87
70Vero BeachFlorida 1,457 13.4%86
71JupiterFlorida 5,544 16.6%86
72Lighthouse PointFlorida96115.0%86
73Deerfield BeachFlorida 6,876 16.5%86
74GatewayFlorida91420.9%85
75The VillagesFlorida 6,719 12.4%85
76South VeniceFlorida 1,169 15.0%84
77CoronadoCalifornia 1,980 17.8%84
78Laguna BeachCalifornia 1,900 14.2%83
79Canyon LakeTexas 2,080 16.6%82
80MesquiteNevada 1,499 14.8%81
81Gulf Gate EstatesFlorida90213.0%81
82OxfordMississippi 2,168 14.2%80
83Pompano BeachFlorida 8,712 16.0%79
84South BradentonFlorida 1,993 14.8%79
85Upper Grand LagoonFlorida 1,351 14.6%77
86NewportOregon81114.0%77
87GulfportFlorida93612.0%76
88SarasotaFlorida 4,271 13.4%75
89CamanoWashington 1,269 14.1%75
90Riviera BeachFlorida 2,578 16.4%74
91Tucson EstatesArizona88214.0%74
92Delray BeachFlorida 5,021 13.9%74
93Palm Beach GardensFlorida 4,107 13.6%73
94Cape CoralFlorida 13,338 15.9%73
95SeminoleFlorida 1,344 12.2%72
96LargoFlorida 6,009 12.8%71
97Fort LauderdaleFlorida 12,856 13.4%71
98TavaresFlorida 1,191 13.3%71
99HullMassachusetts74212.6%71
100Fort MyersFlorida 5,623 13.9%70

Methodology

To determine the cities in the United States most popular for second homes, AdvisorSmith examined data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, using 5-year estimates from 2019, the most recent year available. We examined estimates for the number of homes in each city with over 10,000 residents that were classified as for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use. 

These homes are those intended for use only in certain seasons, or only on the weekends, or other occasional use during the year. We considered all of these homes to be second homes for the purposes of our study, as these homes are not used as primary residences. These second homes include seasonal homes such as beach cottages, ski cabins, or hunting cabins. They also include timeshare condos.

We divided U.S. cities into one of three categories based upon their population size. Cities with at least 350,000 residents were considered large cities. Midsize cities were those with between 100,000 and 350,000 residents, and small cities had between 10,000 and 100,000 residents. Within each city size group, we ranked the cities based upon the number of second homes in each city. 

We also calculated the number of second homes per 1,000 residents for cities in our study. We used this metric to rank the top seasonal destinations, which are cities with the highest number of second homes relative to each city’s population.

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates
  2. Zillow Home Value Index (Data Provided by Zillow Group)
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