Many people interested in buying real estate head to Florida in search of inexpensive homes. What they don’t often know, however, is that certain Florida housing markets may not offer them the best quality of life.
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To find out which Florida housing markets buyers should avoid, GOBankingRates compared analyzed the average single family home value during December 2022 and December 2023, sourced from the Zillow Home Value Index. The average income was also sourced from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, and the liability index was sourced from AreaVibes.
To focus on Florida cities with bad housing markets, qualifying cities had to have an average house value below the national average, and the livability index had to be below 75.
In ascending order, buyers should avoid shopping for homes in these 10 Florida cities .
