These Are The 10 Best Places In Florida To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Florida who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Florida, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Sunshine State:

1. Bay Harbor Islands (Photos)
2. Surfside (Photos)
3. West Miami (Photos)
4. Pembroke Park
5. Belle Isle (Photos)
6. Lauderdale-By-The-Sea (Photos)
7. Valparaiso (Photos)
8. Gulf Breeze (Photos)
9. Longboat Key (Photos)
10. Treasure Island (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Florida. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Florida in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Florida in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Florida have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Florida.

1. Bay Harbor Islands

Population: 5,847
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.26
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.45
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.26
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 10.26

2. Surfside

Population: 5,927
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.12
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.72
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.12
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 10.12

3. West Miami

Population: 6,197
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.68
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.52
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.68
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.94

4. Pembroke Park

Population: 6,220
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.65
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.05
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.65
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.65

5. Belle Isle

Population: 6,265
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.58
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.71
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.58
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.95

6. Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

Population: 6,241
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.61
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.53
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.61
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.4

7. Valparaiso

Population: 5,109
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.44
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.37
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.74
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.52

8. Gulf Breeze

Population: 5,984
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.36
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.17
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.03
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.34

9. Longboat Key

Population: 7,003
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.57
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.28
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.57
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.28

10. Treasure Island

Population: 6,749
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.89
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.26
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.89
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.63

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Florida where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Florida with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Fort Lauderdale (Photos)
2. Hialeah (Photos)
3. Tallahassee (Photos)
4. Cape Coral (Photos)
5. Miami (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Florida To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Bay Harbor Islands	5,847
2	Surfside	5,927
3	West Miami	6,197
4	Pembroke Park	6,220
5	Belle Isle	6,265
6	Lauderdale-By-The-Sea	6,241
7	Valparaiso	5,109
8	Gulf Breeze	5,984
9	Longboat Key	7,003
10	Treasure Island	6,749
11	St. Augustine Beach	6,422
12	Miami Shores	10,736
13	Orange Park	8,472
14	Fort Myers Beach	6,539
15	Wilton Manors	11,994
16	South Miami	12,036
17	Indian Harbour Beach	8,254
18	Palm Beach	8,344
19	Lake Park	8,317
20	Key Biscayne	12,774
21	Southwest Ranches	7,583
22	Lantana	10,822
23	Tequesta	5,756
24	Lighthouse Point	10,693
25	Lake Alfred	5,136
26	St. Pete Beach	9,408
27	Avon Park	8,874
28	Miami Springs	14,255
29	Satellite Beach	10,262
30	South Daytona	12,265
31	Wildwood	6,782
32	West Park	14,604
33	Opa-Locka	15,867
34	Holly Hill	11,680
35	Longwood	13,776
36	Cape Canaveral	9,960
37	Palmetto	12,856
38	Oldsmar	13,730
39	Gulfport	12,102
40	Inverness	7,205
41	Maitland	16,273
42	North Palm Beach	12,272
43	Stuart	15,850
44	Alachua	9,291
45	Cocoa Beach	11,287
46	Pinecrest	18,914
47	Springfield	9,095
48	Safety Harbor	17,017
49	Sebring	10,356
50	Green Cove Springs	6,984
51	Minneola	9,849
52	Seminole	17,477
53	St. Augustine	13,440
54	Destin	12,840
55	Neptune Beach	6,733
56	Sunny Isles Beach	21,583
57	Lake Mary	14,605
58	Fellsmere	5,312
59	Palm Springs	21,302
60	Hialeah Gardens	22,660
61	Dania Beach	30,531
62	Okeechobee	5,581
63	Niceville	13,562
64	New Port Richey	15,063
65	Miami Lakes	30,396
66	Milton	9,149
67	Casselberry	26,520
68	Perry	7,040
69	Sweetwater	20,562
70	Mount Dora	12,663
71	Fernandina Beach	11,851
72	Pahokee	5,941
73	Winter Park	28,771
74	Lauderdale Lakes	33,710
75	Debary	19,404
76	Temple Terrace	25,098
77	Auburndale	13,979
78	Groveland	9,381
79	High Springs	5,499
80	Lady Lake	14,138
81	Cocoa	17,261
82	Sanibel	6,761
83	Arcadia	7,647
84	Eustis	18,920
85	Palmetto Bay	24,214
86	Mascotte	5,197
87	Brooksville	7,725
88	Parkland	25,895
89	Winter Springs	33,673
90	Defuniak Springs	5,410
91	Lake Wales	14,665
92	Callaway	14,617
93	Vero Beach	15,577
94	Hallandale Beach	38,270
95	Fort Walton Beach	20,320
96	Fort Meade	5,745
97	Leesburg	20,915
98	Quincy	8,022
99	Palatka	10,464
100	Atlantic Beach	12,840