MIAMI – If your retirement plan is a vision of luxury, maybe one of Florida’s wealthiest counties will catch your attention. Or maybe you want to live out your youthful days in one of those rich places.
The wealthiest county of Florida’s 67 counties has a median home value of almost $1 million – almost three times the state’s median home value of $326,286.
A study by SmartAsset ranked the wealthiest counties in Florida by compiling data from the Census Bureau, real estate site Zillow and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Here’s the Top 10 list:
Monroe County
Median income: $73,153
Investment income: $221,843
Median home value: $957,819
Collier County
Median income: $75,543
Investment income: $196,655
Median home value: $594,299
St. Johns County
Median income: $88,794
Investment income: $62,320
Median home value: $515,056
Miami-Dade County
Median income: $57,815
Investment income: $119,023
Median home value: $479,969
Palm Beach County
Median income: $68,874
Investment income: $149,636
Median home value: $458,834
Martin County
Median income: $69,769
Investment income: $155,692
Median home value: $460,905
Broward County
Median income: $64,522
Investment income: $62,691
Median home value: $414,387
Sarasota County
Median income: $69,490
Investment income: $82,509
Median home value: $460,560
Seminole County
Median income: $73,002
Investment income: $37,534
Median home value: $395,298
Sumter County
Median income: $63,323
Investment income: $37,116
Median home value: $407,525
