The most relaxing city in the U.S. is right here in Florida, report says

South Florida rules relaxation, many tourists would tell you–but according to one study, there’s another city in the Sunshine State that really takes the top spot. 

The most relaxing places in the country are green, get lots of daylight hours and have lots to do, all factors taken into account by Sell My Timeshare Now, the company that commissioned the study.   

“This list highlights some of the best locations to find your ideal vibe,” the company writes. “These cities stand out as top choices for unwinding and recharging.”

Let’s check out the data. 

Tampa ranked most relaxing among top U.S. cities

Waiting is not relaxing, so we won’t delay the good news anymore: Tampa, Florida, was this report’s most relaxing city to visit. 

“This is Florida’s third largest city and ranked highly thanks to it having the second highest number of daylight hours (on average, over 10 hours and 37 minutes), the ninth lowest number of crimes per 100,000 residents (5,584), and has the closest average temperature to 66 Fahrenheit at 70 degrees throughout the year,” the company writes. 

However, the survey did take into account traffic congestion, which is where Tampa got docked a few points. 

“While the city does have a higher-than average number of hours lost due to traffic congestion at 34, a walkability score of 50 (out of 100) means there are plenty of things to reach on foot,” the report reads. 

Now, what about Broward and Miami-Dade?

Fortunately, locals don’t have to pack their bags and drive north to chill out. 

For the fourth-most relaxing city in the country, look no further than Miami. 

“Florida’s Southern position means all its cities rank highly for temperature and daylight hours, though Miami fares the best in the ranking in terms of daylight hours at 10 hours and 46 minutes,” the study states. 

This gives the Magic City a temperature difference of 5.45 degrees compared to the ideal 66 degrees, Sell My Timeshare Now writes, citing World Weather Online. 

But, as residents know, traffic is where the city falls short: in Miami, you lose more than double the amount of hours to traffic congestion than you would in Tampa. That’s 74 hours compared to 34.

The 5 most relaxing cities in the U.S.

Now that you know where Miami ranks, the truth is that no other South Florida city made the top 10.

Instead, after Tampa, New Orleans takes the no. 2 spot, followed by San Francisco at no. 3. Miami sits at no. 4 and San Diego at no. 5.

Interestingly, though San Diego is "home to around 1.3 million people, making it the eighth most populated city in the U.S.," according to the report, "it currently has the lowest crime rate out of the 50 cities assessed, at 4,088 incidents per 100,000 residents." 

Check out all the data here

Rank	City	Score (/100)	Green space - rank	Walkability score (/100)	Daylight (in minutes)	Temperature difference from 66 degrees Fahrenheit	Hours lost due to traffic congestion	Crime rate - Rank (1 = lowest number of crimes)	Number of attractions rated 4-stars or higher
1	Tampa FL	74.23	50.23	50	637.71	4.58	34	5,584	112.51
2	New Orleans LA	70.9	35.39	58	630.34	14.61	39	6,308	303.72
3	San Francisco CA	67.44	27.4	89	596.89	12.61	46	8,121	180.22
4	Miami FL	67.2	2.9	77	646.17	5.45	74	6,148	198.44
5	San Diego CA	63.43	5.96	53	618.97	9.67	32	4,088	83.26
6	Austin TX	60.53	43.23	42	628.86	14.92	39	7,182	74.91
7	Washington DC	59.29	45.79	98	591.11	28.29	62	11,981	116.85
8	Tucson AZ	58.43	2.69	43	621.54	14.61	15	5,223	93.31
9	Oakland CA	58.11	40.16	75	596.83	15.07	22.81	8,121	29.96
10	Atlanta GA	57.28	54.38	48	614.54	22.63	65	8,348	100.38
11	Jacksonville FL	57.24	27.31	26	628.63	8.29	22.19	4,549	30.58
12	Las Vegas NV	57.16	0.13	42	604.34	18.26	25	5,721	232.52
13	Long Beach CA	57.11	1.39	73	615.03	7.21	22.81	6,013	30.8
14	Raleigh NC	56.23	63.87	31	605.57	22.69	31	7,299	53.51
15	Portland OR	55.35	53.22	67	554.23	26.85	38	10,180	112.43
16	New York NY	53.45	24.79	88	581.91	30.45	20.45	6,888	37.7
17	Seattle WA	52.71	47.64	74	540.71	26.59	63	9,100	113.45
18	Sacramento CA	52.2	24.26	49	592.97	16.21	23	6,737	39.96
19	Houston TX	51.92	49.1	47	630.83	10.29	66	9,838	26.23
20	Virginia Beach VA	51.67	13.79	33	601.2	22.53	16.64	4,756	56.19
21	Charlotte NC	51.35	67	26	608.2	22.99	41	7,768	34.53
22	Fort Worth TX	51.29	27.77	35	618.74	20.06	15.23	5,439	26.65
23	San Antonio TX	50.46	35.63	37	632.11	12.25	39	10,655	34.83
24	Phoenix AZ	50.36	1.99	41	615.43	9.98	13	5,223	24.08
25	Baltimore MD	50.35	41.84	64	589.03	28.86	48	10,456	66.85