[Phriend]

I'm a 28-year-old guy looking to find a city in Florida that has a lot of people my age.... or slightly younger. What cities would you recommend for me?

(Not to be picky, but I would prefer a city on the ocean or gulf).
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[riveree]

You can look at demographic information right here on City-Data - just click on the City-Data logo on the upper left of this screen.

Jacksonville is a young city - our median age is 36, I believe.

We're home to many colleges, including the University of North Florida and Florida Community College of Jacksonville. We have a beach scene that is popular with the 20-somethings that like to party and some other neighborhoods that cater to the arsty scene. Work here is often in the financial, insurance and transportation fields.

[compelled to reply]

Tampa (Hillsborough county), Jacksonville (Duval County), Orlando (Orange County), Miami (Dade County) and Ft. Lauderdale (Broward County) all have a younger-than-average age demographic (going by county, not city). All of these are coastal (or near the coast in Tampa's case) except for Orlando. I believe the youngest of Florida's 10 largest cities is Coral Springs at 33.8 years, which is a middle/upper middle class suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Also I would not trust sperlings as it's very outdated and does not thoroughly reference it's data (which is full of inaccuracies I have found).

[si33]

....id also check into the tampa/st.pete/sarasota areas..on the gulf side of the state..ive visited the tampa area twice and...while some people may disagree...both times, i met plenty of fellow 20-30 something year old people...the majority quite friendly or helpfull...and dispite what has been said about the area by some very gloomy individuals,i definately look forward to moving into the area asap....and the beaches....look at the tampa,or sarasota forums...i grew up around the beach,here in calif..and even i know our beaches cannot even come close to those along the gulf side of fla...
as for night life....ybor city in tampa has alot to offer..and there were lots of people out when i was there...
ive also herd alot of good things about both sarasota..which is apparently going through a renovation phase in its downtown..and though a little smaller in scale,st.pete was highly recomended while i was staying in tampa...i think,if i remember correctly, being told about a bar on the beach...ah baccardi and coke..and a warm sunset....definately lookin forward to it!!!