About the Naples Area

Enjoy all of the luxury and beauty of a vacation destination that includes all of the necessities of home. Escape to the sugary white sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico, play on the championship golf course, enjoy exquisite dining, unique shopping and much more.

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Naples Area Rankings, Awards & Accolades:

2019

  • Gallup-Sharecare's survey of well-being names Naples as America's Happiest City three  years in a row.
  • WalletHub names Naples the #1 Best Beach Town to Live In
  • Naples is ranked the No. 1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S. by SmartAsset. 
  • GoBankingRates.com analyzed and ranked "Boomtown" cities with increasing income and economic growth. Naples tops the list at No. 1. 
  • The Naples/Marco Island metro area is ranked #1 for wellbeing in the U.S. for the fourth straight year by Gallup.
  • BestCities.org ranks Naples No. 12 overall in the Small Cities category, but the highlight of the ranking is the No. 3 ranking for Place, since it has so much to offer, and No. 2 for Parks & Outdoors, with fishing, paddling and all kinds of on-the-water-tours including mangrove and manatee tours. 

2018

  • Where to Retire magazine named Naples to its America's 100 Best Places to Retire (sixth edition), and Naples is also on the publication's list of Best Main Street Towns.
  • Naples and Marco Island are included in TripAdvisor's "20 Best Places to Vacation in Florida, focusing on rental home vacation properties.
  • Naples and the surrounding communities of Marco Island and Immokalee are ranked the No. 1 Happiest, Healthiest U.S. City for the third consecutive year by the Gallup-Sharecare State of American Well-Being Community Rankings.
  • WalletHub ranks Naples #2 on the list of Best Beach Towns to Live In.
Rankings, Awards and Accolades provided by Florida's Paradise Coast