{"id":8,"date":"2026-09-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/marcoislandbeachrealtor-com\/2026\/09\/05\/nashville-and-florida-just-topped-americas-most-desirable-places-to-live-list-again\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:00:00","slug":"nashville-and-florida-just-topped-americas-most-desirable-places-to-live-list-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/05\/nashville-and-florida-just-topped-americas-most-desirable-places-to-live-list-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville and Florida Just Topped America&#8217;s &#8216;Most Desirable Places to Live&#8217; List \u2014 Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise to see Nashville, Denver, and San Diego topping the list of America\u2019s most desirable places to live, with Florida standing out as the leading state once again. As someone who has called Marco Island home for over three decades and helped countless clients explore Florida\u2019s diverse communities, I see firsthand what draws people here\u2014low crime rates, attractive costs, and of course, wonderful weather are consistently at the top of the list. Interestingly, while these areas are in high demand, 54% of Americans find themselves unable to afford a move to their preferred location. Chicago, on the other hand, ranked least desirable. From waterfront condos to investment properties, understanding what makes a location truly desirable is essential in every real estate journey. My commitment remains focused on matching clients with the communities that best fit their needs and dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/adimesaved.com\/nashville-and-florida-just-topped-americas-most-desirable-places-to-live-list-again\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no surprise to see Nashville, Denver, and San Diego topping the list of America\u2019s most desirable places to live, with Florida standing out as the leading state once again. As someone who has called Marco Island home for over three decades and helped countless clients explore Florida\u2019s diverse communities, I see firsthand what draws [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":34,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}