SEATTLE, WA – Today, Zillow introduces its new, semi-annual “Best Places to Buy a Vacation Home” list, ranking places within close proximity to popular summer and winter vacation destinations.
For the summer edition, out today, Zillow named the best places for golf, beach, outdoor and amusement park vacation homes. To be considered for each list, each area had to meet specific criteria. For example, to be considered for the best places golf list, golf courses had to make up at least 5 percent of the land within an area; for best places for outdoor adventurers, a national park had to be within 20 miles or a half-hour drive of the area. Zillow then ranked the places based on investment potential, looking at both future gains in home values as well as the potential to generate rental income.
Additionally, Zillow created the first-of-its-kind interactive tool, allowing home shoppers to customize their own best places list based on their preferred vacation type, price and location. View the new tool on Zillow Research here.
Results, and topline methodology below:
Top 10 Places to Buy a Vacation Home for Golf Loversi
(Golf courses need to make up 5% of land within city)
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1.
Haines City, FL
2.
Citrus Ridge, FL
3.
Daytona Beach, FL
4.
Port Salerno, FL
5.
Loughman, FL
6.
High Point, FL
7.
Ọkwụ Nkwụ, CA
8.
Rio, FL
9.
Deerfield Beach, Fl
10.
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Top 10 Places to Buy a Vacation Home for Outdoor Adventurersii
(Needs to be within 20 miles or a half-hour drive of a national park)
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1.
Thousand Palms, CA
2.
Ọkwụ Nkwụ, CA
3.
Marblemount, WA
4.
Deal Island, MD
5.
Oak Hill, FL
6.
Mayer, AZ
7.
Rancho Mirage, CA
8.
Obodo Katidral, CA
9.
Palm Springs, CA
10.
Waynesville, NC
Top 10 Places to Buy a Vacation Home by the Wateriii
(Needs to be within 5 miles of a body water with a surface area greater than 40 square miles)
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1.
Port Salerno, FL
2.
Rio, FL
3.
Deerfield Beach, Fl
4.
Crisfield, MD
5.
High Point, FL
6.
Hobe Sound, FL
7.
Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL
8.
Calabash, NC
9.
Deal Island, MD
10.
Pineville, SC
Top 10 Places to Buy a Vacation Home for Amusement Park Enthusiastsiv
(Needs to be within 10 miles of an amusement park, zoo or other attractions)
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1.
Davenport, FL
2.
Holly Hill, FL
3.
Kissimmee, FL
4.
Citrus Ridge, FL
5.
Loughman, FL
6.
Daytona Beach, FL
7.
South Daytona, FL
8.
Desert Hot Springs, CA
9.
Ọkwụ Nkwụ, CA
10.
Nnenna Onwuchekwa
i Zillow identified golf cities and census-designated places (CDPs) as those whose land area, starting from the city center and radiating out to five miles, were at least 5% covered by golf courses. A place was considered a vacation area if 15% of the housing stock was used seasonally or occasionally, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau.
ii Zillow identified cities and census-designated places (CDPs) within 20 miles of a national park visitor center. A place was considered a vacation area if 10% of the housing stock was used seasonally or occasionally, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau.
iii Zillow identified cities and census-designated places (CDPs) within 5 miles of a body of water spanning more than 40 square miles. A place was considered a vacation area if 15% of the housing stock was used seasonally or occasionally, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau.
iv Zillow identified cities and census-designated places (CDPs) within 10 miles of an amusement park, zoo, or other attractions. A place was considered a vacation area if 5% of the housing stock was used seasonally or occasionally, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau.
