Best beach cities in America

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Sand within reach — the coastal metros ranked.

What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.

Los Angeles▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 12,900,000Median home: $900,000Sunny days: 284
added by IJRin 9 rankings
75
San Diego▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 3,300,000Median home: $900,000Sunny days: 266
added by IJRin 7 rankings
71
Miami▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 6,100,000Median home: $550,000Sunny days: 248
added by IJRin 10 rankings
36
Tampa▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 3,300,000Median home: $380,000Sunny days: 246
added by IJRin 6 rankings
11
Jacksonville▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,600,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 221
added by IJRin 6 rankings
-8
Honolulu▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,000,000Median home: $850,000Sunny days: 271
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-57

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PPablo Ivanov9h
Weather is underrated in these rankings until you've done one bad winter.
LLeo Kowalski1d
Visited last spring and it absolutely lives up to the hype.
FFarid KowalskiJul 28, 2026
The commute data should be weighted double, honestly.