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## # A tibble: 6 x 10
##   `Overall Rank` City  `Total Score` Affordability Weather Safety Economy
##            <dbl> <chr>         <dbl>         <dbl>   <dbl>  <dbl>   <dbl>
## 1              1 Napl~          65.6            51     101     15      41
## 2              2 Laha~          62.8            71      28      4       1
## 3              3 Newp~          62.8           107      60     45      22
## 4              4 Carl~          62.3             8      79     56       2
## 5              5 Boca~          62.3            29       5     81      69
## 6              6 Sara~          62.3            42      26    106      71
## # ... with 3 more variables: Education_Health <dbl>, QOL <dbl>,
## #   State <chr>
##           City State       lng     lat population
## 1  South Creek    WA -122.3921 46.9994       2500
## 2       Roslyn    WA -121.0989 47.2507        947
## 3      Sprague    WA -117.9713 47.3048        441
## 4   Gig Harbor    WA -122.5968 47.3352       9507
## 5 Lake Cassidy    WA -122.0920 48.0639       3591
## 6       Tenino    WA -122.8607 46.8537       1830

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Merging two datasets using two same variables

## [1] "City"       "State"      "lng"        "lat"        "population"
##  [1] "Overall Rank"     "City"             "Total Score"     
##  [4] "Affordability"    "Weather"          "Safety"          
##  [7] "Economy"          "Education_Health" "QOL"             
## [10] "State"
## 'data.frame':    28889 obs. of  5 variables:
##  $ City      : chr  "South Creek" "Roslyn" "Sprague" "Gig Harbor" ...
##  $ State     : chr  "WA" "WA" "WA" "WA" ...
##  $ lng       : num  -122 -121 -118 -123 -122 ...
##  $ lat       : num  47 47.3 47.3 47.3 48.1 ...
##  $ population: num  2500 947 441 9507 3591 ...
## Classes 'tbl_df', 'tbl' and 'data.frame':    146 obs. of  10 variables:
##  $ City            : chr  "Naples" "Lahaina" "Newport Beach" "Carlsbad" ...
##  $ State           : chr  "FL" "HI" "CA" "CA" ...
##  $ Overall Rank    : num  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
##  $ Total Score     : num  65.6 62.8 62.8 62.3 62.3 ...
##  $ Affordability   : num  51 71 107 8 29 42 6 7 140 21 ...
##  $ Weather         : num  101 28 60 79 5 26 7 78 36 8 ...
##  $ Safety          : num  15 4 45 56 81 106 120 30 94 66 ...
##  $ Economy         : num  41 1 22 2 69 71 20 7 16 19 ...
##  $ Education_Health: num  61 72 12 15 26 51 18 33 48 7 ...
##  $ QOL             : num  1 10 9 29 16 3 13 32 2 48 ...

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##  8 Economy                    0      0     
##  9 Education_Health           0      0     
## 10 QOL                        0      0     
## 11 lng                        9      0.0616
## 12 lat                        9      0.0616
## 13 population                 9      0.0616

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City State Overall Rank Total Score Affordability Weather Safety Economy Education_Health QOL lng lat population
Naples FL 1 65.61 51 101 15 41 61 1 -81.7936 26.1505 21948
Lahaina HI 2 62.81 71 28 4 1 72 10 -156.6618 20.8848 13223
Newport Beach CA 3 62.76 107 60 45 22 12 9 -117.8669 33.6151 86160
Carlsbad CA 4 62.31 8 79 56 2 15 29 -117.2837 33.1247 115330
Boca Raton FL 5 62.30 29 5 81 69 26 16 -80.1077 26.3749 98150
Sarasota FL 6 62.27 42 26 106 71 51 3 -82.5430 27.3386 706245
North Myrtle Beach SC 7 62.24 6 7 120 20 18 13 -78.7090 33.8230 16310
Encinitas CA 8 62.07 7 78 30 7 33 32 -117.2613 33.0490 63184
Santa Monica CA 9 61.26 140 36 94 16 48 2 -118.4813 34.0232 92306
Venice FL 10 60.95 21 8 66 19 7 48 -82.4135 27.1164 23020
Jupiter FL 11 60.93 11 21 76 11 46 87 -80.1128 26.9199 64976
Mill Valley CA 12 60.48 115 47 13 44 1 34 -122.5420 37.9085 14355
Coronado CA 13 59.85 15 83 16 17 16 51 -117.1600 32.6640 24417
Destin FL 14 59.77 2 109 102 53 45 15 -86.4701 30.3950 13765
Laguna Beach CA 15 59.21 121 54 85 3 22 24 -117.7613 33.5449 23147
Hermosa Beach CA 16 58.66 98 44 17 21 19 36 -118.3966 33.8654 19708
Key Biscayne FL 17 58.63 44 67 6 115 9 88 -80.1653 25.6908 13182
San Clemente CA 18 58.58 64 50 42 8 41 46 -117.6103 33.4498 65267
Jacksonville Beach FL 19 58.06 9 49 99 18 27 38 -81.4045 30.2782 23518
Coral Gables FL 20 57.94 47 15 49 54 32 37 -80.2715 25.7037 51095
Vero Beach FL 21 57.78 68 31 40 116 83 12 -80.3930 27.6463 16919
Fernandina Beach FL 22 57.78 62 40 20 75 70 27 -81.4504 30.6580 27005
Morro Bay CA 23 57.48 131 56 2 23 10 59 -120.8482 35.3681 10635
Myrtle Beach SC 24 57.33 25 6 138 117 69 4 -78.8842 33.7096 260487
Seal Beach CA 25 57.02 99 51 58 6 11 73 -118.0714 33.7542 24326
Santa Barbara CA 26 57.00 144 82 59 34 91 6 -119.7202 34.4285 204034
Kihei HI 27 56.95 76 29 57 49 39 26 -156.4454 20.7653 22220
Santa Cruz CA 28 56.84 142 71 98 52 66 5 -122.0346 36.9789 177556
Edmonds WA 29 56.65 59 13 53 12 44 80 -122.3533 47.8114 42209
Alameda CA 30 56.52 94 84 62 9 21 45 -122.2673 37.7670 79177
St. Augustine FL 31 56.47 80 33 72 108 57 14 -81.3100 29.8977 75932
Stuart FL 32 56.40 20 41 87 33 139 20 -80.2438 27.1958 16543
Satellite Beach FL 33 56.27 3 63 38 97 24 112 -80.6019 28.1782 11056
Redondo Beach CA 34 56.23 101 65 28 38 43 42 -118.3766 33.8574 67908
San Mateo CA 35 56.20 138 24 41 10 63 43 -122.3122 37.5522 104748
Manhattan Beach CA 36 56.19 83 64 27 25 28 66 -118.3972 33.8895 35924
San Buenaventura (Ventura) CA 37 56.09 50 127 35 48 55 28 NA NA NA
Goleta CA 38 56.00 96 48 36 13 37 77 -119.8595 34.4360 31116
Atlantic Beach FL 39 55.96 39 12 74 59 40 64 -81.4128 30.3372 13608
Kailua HI 40 55.72 110 104 46 5 105 17 -157.7396 21.3920 38088
Benicia CA 41 55.59 17 4 75 42 52 84 -122.1541 38.0704 28343
Anacortes WA 42 55.49 34 69 25 70 81 53 -122.6292 48.4878 17955
Key West FL 43 55.44 70 139 26 90 110 7 -81.7768 24.5637 32820
Westport CT 44 55.35 58 100 23 45 3 120 NA NA NA
Rye NY 45 55.31 78 95 1 27 17 124 -73.6878 40.9690 16009
Port Royal SC 46 55.17 36 1 90 110 4 131 -80.7027 32.3557 12886
Marco Island FL 47 55.00 12 143 14 103 13 57 -81.6993 25.9330 17904
Monterey CA 48 55.00 129 58 88 55 73 18 -121.8807 36.5922 28639
Wilmington NC 49 54.94 63 38 114 87 76 21 -77.8860 34.2101 245910
Dana Point CA 50 54.87 81 52 31 28 86 49 -117.6969 33.4733 33934
Portland ME 51 54.49 133 108 71 40 65 22 -70.2715 43.6773 206023
Pacific Grove CA 52 54.27 125 57 3 35 64 67 -121.9255 36.6191 15698
Ocean City NJ 53 54.09 91 110 24 65 122 19 -74.6019 39.2682 11206
Clearwater FL 54 53.93 41 43 104 93 102 30 -82.7624 27.9788 115513
Dunedin FL 55 53.72 27 105 65 96 62 50 -82.7863 28.0329 36545
Brunswick ME 56 53.62 85 90 9 63 60 62 NA NA NA
Miami Beach FL 57 53.04 92 91 133 51 85 11 -80.1396 25.8171 92307
Cocoa Beach FL 58 52.72 10 102 116 120 54 31 -80.6274 28.3326 11733
Panama City Beach FL 59 52.70 16 88 136 26 144 8 -85.8774 30.2369 12757
Newburyport MA 60 52.44 67 126 18 30 35 94 -70.8879 42.8124 18060
Port Washington NY 61 52.24 45 134 8 56 29 113 -73.6764 40.8267 16034
Carpinteria CA 62 52.08 95 73 11 89 88 65 -119.5117 34.3962 13622
South Portland ME 63 51.92 104 111 78 15 53 76 -70.2895 43.6309 25483
Wantagh NY 64 51.91 31 138 109 79 2 127 -73.5104 40.6686 18525
Port Lavaca TX 65 51.78 28 9 48 67 124 116 -96.6278 28.6181 11781
Bonita Springs FL 66 51.67 4 114 146 14 67 69 -81.7861 26.3559 396220
Pensacola FL 67 51.63 53 70 101 129 121 23 -87.1886 30.4427 344400
Tarpon Springs FL 68 51.61 14 107 96 105 31 85 -82.7623 28.1493 25331
Half Moon Bay CA 69 51.60 100 27 97 50 87 44 -122.4383 37.4688 23540
Palos Verdes Estates CA 70 51.58 66 118 22 98 36 98 -118.3976 33.7871 13544
New Smyrna Beach FL 71 51.51 22 59 93 29 142 47 -80.9650 29.0249 26470
Ormond Beach FL 72 51.44 38 17 107 62 115 60 -81.1003 29.2960 42816
Pacifica CA 73 51.33 113 20 54 39 25 123 -122.4781 37.6112 39087
Delray Beach FL 74 51.29 65 18 113 74 84 54 -80.0905 26.4550 68749
Daly City CA 75 51.26 112 16 34 60 79 115 -122.4684 37.6863 107074
Jensen Beach FL 76 51.19 30 94 142 47 42 81 -80.2423 27.2438 13438
Swampscott MA 77 51.11 90 120 10 43 58 128 NA NA NA
Fort Walton Beach FL 78 50.97 13 103 80 114 132 40 -86.6193 30.4249 21895
Shoreline WA 79 50.81 74 92 55 32 23 109 -122.3426 47.7564 56189
Kapolei HI 80 50.72 102 34 100 31 50 55 -158.0665 21.3403 21086
Gulfport FL 81 50.57 5 62 82 92 113 97 -82.7100 27.7463 12371
North Palm Beach FL 82 50.24 24 42 43 124 108 105 -80.0577 26.8217 13057
Great Neck NY 83 49.80 109 137 86 118 8 63 -73.7332 40.8029 10303
Hollywood FL 84 49.73 57 72 79 113 106 70 -80.1679 26.0294 153627
Newport RI 85 49.49 134 116 73 46 135 35 -71.3205 41.4803 24942
Ocean Springs MS 86 49.46 19 99 111 132 47 82 -88.7861 30.4082 17682
Boynton Beach FL 87 49.46 61 10 119 83 75 83 -80.0811 26.5281 77702
Gulf Shores AL 88 49.32 35 142 118 81 78 25 -87.7014 30.2758 11809
Marina CA 89 49.23 141 3 39 77 125 117 -121.7894 36.6812 22145
Wailuku HI 90 49.02 120 35 4 84 103 61 -156.5059 20.8834 16995
South Yarmouth MA 91 48.74 118 68 44 61 34 95 -70.2005 41.6692 11391
Burien WA 92 48.62 89 92 95 4 80 111 -122.3393 47.4762 51671
Kaneohe HI 93 48.56 123 25 117 24 89 72 -157.7904 21.4062 34123
Salem MA 94 48.47 124 125 29 37 116 89 -70.9020 42.5129 43415
Melbourne FL 95 48.34 26 45 130 85 112 75 -80.6627 28.1085 82011
Milford CT 96 48.29 106 81 47 82 71 110 NA NA NA
Gloucester MA 97 48.21 122 129 37 36 100 86 -70.6897 42.6260 30172
Malibu CA 98 48.09 146 122 91 128 20 39 -118.7845 34.0368 12877
Eureka CA 99 48.01 75 2 122 106 118 68 -124.1568 40.7941 45010
Lompoc CA 100 47.87 82 37 83 95 123 121 -120.4714 34.6618 52856
La Porte TX 101 47.84 48 85 69 102 77 144 -95.0483 29.6690 35371
Ewa Beach HI 102 47.80 108 22 103 57 59 108 -158.0073 21.3181 15047
Babylon NY 103 47.74 18 141 50 101 68 96 -73.3270 40.6949 12145
New Rochelle NY 104 47.66 136 87 21 58 99 140 -73.7836 40.9305 79946
Westerly RI 105 47.52 130 112 60 121 38 78 NA NA NA
Norwalk CT 106 47.25 126 96 32 76 98 104 -73.4215 41.1144 89005
Merritt Island FL 107 47.18 1 55 144 109 93 118 -80.6713 28.3146 36380
Navarre FL 108 47.06 32 89 145 112 74 99 -86.8907 30.4174 34085
Mount Sinai NY 109 46.98 40 128 137 136 6 143 -73.0180 40.9372 11976
Massapequa NY 110 46.82 43 140 115 126 14 107 -73.4706 40.6676 22102
Capitola CA 111 46.79 143 86 61 66 107 74 -121.9539 36.9772 10180
Stratford CT 112 46.73 119 113 33 135 82 102 NA NA NA
Hampton VA 113 46.41 79 53 19 134 130 126 -76.3629 37.0551 134669
Glen Cove NY 114 46.25 111 136 12 86 96 135 -73.6287 40.8709 27500
Watsonville CA 115 45.96 135 30 70 100 113 114 -121.7706 36.9206 77700
Hallandale Beach FL 116 45.93 72 76 92 64 134 103 -80.1423 25.9854 39831
Galveston TX 117 45.87 87 145 89 68 129 41 -94.8910 29.2487 46561
Stony Brook NY 118 45.54 52 130 127 143 5 122 -73.1278 40.9060 13308
Long Beach NY 119 45.43 73 146 7 88 30 137 -73.6660 40.5887 33750
Revere MA 120 45.16 139 124 51 72 90 139 -71.0035 42.4191 53993
Lynn MA 121 45.11 132 123 77 78 111 130 -70.9663 42.4779 94063
Lake Worth FL 122 44.86 84 19 125 137 101 91 -80.0591 26.6195 38107
Warwick RI 123 44.81 97 117 68 91 138 100 -71.4334 41.7062 80871
Ventnor City NJ 124 44.71 137 119 64 142 49 106 -74.4860 39.3457 10239
Patchogue NY 125 44.47 86 131 52 130 117 71 -73.0185 40.7621 12489
Fort Pierce FL 126 44.43 103 14 121 133 131 79 -80.3430 27.4256 45581
Waianae HI 127 44.34 116 22 84 139 104 93 -158.1759 21.4569 13636
Hobe Sound FL 128 44.03 56 32 112 73 143 125 -80.1425 27.0729 14301
Lantana FL 129 43.86 33 74 105 140 126 132 -80.0564 26.5834 11824
Asbury Park NJ 130 43.43 145 132 108 119 127 33 -74.0117 40.2226 15767
East Haven CT 131 43.42 127 61 63 138 97 136 NA NA NA
Daytona Beach FL 132 43.42 69 39 134 122 145 52 -81.0982 29.1994 68055
Richmond CA 133 43.23 117 80 123 94 94 133 -122.3390 37.9477 110040
Cocoa FL 134 43.16 37 46 140 144 128 92 -80.7674 28.3820 18532
Biloxi MS 135 43.02 49 115 129 107 140 90 -88.9512 30.4422 45908
Hudson FL 136 42.98 46 98 128 123 136 119 -82.6888 28.3594 12477
Hilo HI 137 42.83 128 106 139 99 141 56 -155.0864 19.6886 45703
Dania Beach FL 138 42.59 93 77 110 111 133 101 -80.1638 26.0593 32030
Essex MD 139 42.52 114 11 124 145 56 146 -76.4457 39.3024 39494
Apollo Beach FL 140 42.17 23 121 143 80 92 138 -82.4002 27.7618 17929
Panama City FL 141 41.71 54 66 135 131 146 58 -85.6003 30.1995 145239
Hull MA 142 41.21 105 144 67 104 95 134 NA NA NA
Riviera Beach FL 143 40.56 55 74 132 125 120 141 -80.0741 26.7812 34674
Hampton Bays NY 144 40.01 60 135 126 127 119 129 -72.5227 40.8692 13457
Shirley NY 145 37.83 77 133 131 141 109 145 -72.8743 40.7949 27186
Holiday FL 146 36.44 88 97 141 146 137 142 -82.7429 28.1864 20745

Quality of Life

City State Overall Rank Total Score Affordability Weather Safety Economy Education_Health QOL lng lat population
Naples FL 1 65.61 51 101 15 41 61 1 -81.7936 26.1505 21948
Santa Monica CA 9 61.26 140 36 94 16 48 2 -118.4813 34.0232 92306
Sarasota FL 6 62.27 42 26 106 71 51 3 -82.5430 27.3386 706245
Myrtle Beach SC 24 57.33 25 6 138 117 69 4 -78.8842 33.7096 260487
Santa Cruz CA 28 56.84 142 71 98 52 66 5 -122.0346 36.9789 177556
Santa Barbara CA 26 57.00 144 82 59 34 91 6 -119.7202 34.4285 204034
Key West FL 43 55.44 70 139 26 90 110 7 -81.7768 24.5637 32820
Panama City Beach FL 59 52.70 16 88 136 26 144 8 -85.8774 30.2369 12757
Newport Beach CA 3 62.76 107 60 45 22 12 9 -117.8669 33.6151 86160
Lahaina HI 2 62.81 71 28 4 1 72 10 -156.6618 20.8848 13223
Miami Beach FL 57 53.04 92 91 133 51 85 11 -80.1396 25.8171 92307
Vero Beach FL 21 57.78 68 31 40 116 83 12 -80.3930 27.6463 16919
North Myrtle Beach SC 7 62.24 6 7 120 20 18 13 -78.7090 33.8230 16310
St. Augustine FL 31 56.47 80 33 72 108 57 14 -81.3100 29.8977 75932
Destin FL 14 59.77 2 109 102 53 45 15 -86.4701 30.3950 13765
Boca Raton FL 5 62.30 29 5 81 69 26 16 -80.1077 26.3749 98150
Kailua HI 40 55.72 110 104 46 5 105 17 -157.7396 21.3920 38088
Monterey CA 48 55.00 129 58 88 55 73 18 -121.8807 36.5922 28639
Ocean City NJ 53 54.09 91 110 24 65 122 19 -74.6019 39.2682 11206
Stuart FL 32 56.40 20 41 87 33 139 20 -80.2438 27.1958 16543 
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Best weather

City State Overall Rank Total Score Affordability Weather Safety Economy Education_Health QOL lng lat population
Port Royal SC 46 55.17 36 1 90 110 4 131 -80.7027 32.3557 12886
Eureka CA 99 48.01 75 2 122 106 118 68 -124.1568 40.7941 45010
Marina CA 89 49.23 141 3 39 77 125 117 -121.7894 36.6812 22145
Benicia CA 41 55.59 17 4 75 42 52 84 -122.1541 38.0704 28343
Boca Raton FL 5 62.30 29 5 81 69 26 16 -80.1077 26.3749 98150
Myrtle Beach SC 24 57.33 25 6 138 117 69 4 -78.8842 33.7096 260487
North Myrtle Beach SC 7 62.24 6 7 120 20 18 13 -78.7090 33.8230 16310
Venice FL 10 60.95 21 8 66 19 7 48 -82.4135 27.1164 23020
Port Lavaca TX 65 51.78 28 9 48 67 124 116 -96.6278 28.6181 11781
Boynton Beach FL 87 49.46 61 10 119 83 75 83 -80.0811 26.5281 77702
Essex MD 139 42.52 114 11 124 145 56 146 -76.4457 39.3024 39494
Atlantic Beach FL 39 55.96 39 12 74 59 40 64 -81.4128 30.3372 13608
Edmonds WA 29 56.65 59 13 53 12 44 80 -122.3533 47.8114 42209
Fort Pierce FL 126 44.43 103 14 121 133 131 79 -80.3430 27.4256 45581
Coral Gables FL 20 57.94 47 15 49 54 32 37 -80.2715 25.7037 51095
Daly City CA 75 51.26 112 16 34 60 79 115 -122.4684 37.6863 107074
Ormond Beach FL 72 51.44 38 17 107 62 115 60 -81.1003 29.2960 42816
Delray Beach FL 74 51.29 65 18 113 74 84 54 -80.0905 26.4550 68749
Lake Worth FL 122 44.86 84 19 125 137 101 91 -80.0591 26.6195 38107
Pacifica CA 73 51.33 113 20 54 39 25 123 -122.4781 37.6112 39087

Best economy

City State Overall Rank Total Score Affordability Weather Safety Economy Education_Health QOL lng lat population
Lahaina HI 2 62.81 71 28 4 1 72 10 -156.6618 20.8848 13223
Carlsbad CA 4 62.31 8 79 56 2 15 29 -117.2837 33.1247 115330
Laguna Beach CA 15 59.21 121 54 85 3 22 24 -117.7613 33.5449 23147
Burien WA 92 48.62 89 92 95 4 80 111 -122.3393 47.4762 51671
Kailua HI 40 55.72 110 104 46 5 105 17 -157.7396 21.3920 38088
Seal Beach CA 25 57.02 99 51 58 6 11 73 -118.0714 33.7542 24326
Encinitas CA 8 62.07 7 78 30 7 33 32 -117.2613 33.0490 63184
San Clemente CA 18 58.58 64 50 42 8 41 46 -117.6103 33.4498 65267
Alameda CA 30 56.52 94 84 62 9 21 45 -122.2673 37.7670 79177
San Mateo CA 35 56.20 138 24 41 10 63 43 -122.3122 37.5522 104748
Jupiter FL 11 60.93 11 21 76 11 46 87 -80.1128 26.9199 64976
Edmonds WA 29 56.65 59 13 53 12 44 80 -122.3533 47.8114 42209
Goleta CA 38 56.00 96 48 36 13 37 77 -119.8595 34.4360 31116
Bonita Springs FL 66 51.67 4 114 146 14 67 69 -81.7861 26.3559 396220
South Portland ME 63 51.92 104 111 78 15 53 76 -70.2895 43.6309 25483
Santa Monica CA 9 61.26 140 36 94 16 48 2 -118.4813 34.0232 92306
Coronado CA 13 59.85 15 83 16 17 16 51 -117.1600 32.6640 24417
Jacksonville Beach FL 19 58.06 9 49 99 18 27 38 -81.4045 30.2782 23518
Venice FL 10 60.95 21 8 66 19 7 48 -82.4135 27.1164 23020
North Myrtle Beach SC 7 62.24 6 7 120 20 18 13 -78.7090 33.8230 16310

Top Overall Ranking

City State Overall Rank Total Score Affordability Weather Safety Economy Education_Health QOL lng lat population
Naples FL 1 65.61 51 101 15 41 61 1 -81.7936 26.1505 21948
Lahaina HI 2 62.81 71 28 4 1 72 10 -156.6618 20.8848 13223
Newport Beach CA 3 62.76 107 60 45 22 12 9 -117.8669 33.6151 86160
Carlsbad CA 4 62.31 8 79 56 2 15 29 -117.2837 33.1247 115330
Boca Raton FL 5 62.30 29 5 81 69 26 16 -80.1077 26.3749 98150
Sarasota FL 6 62.27 42 26 106 71 51 3 -82.5430 27.3386 706245
North Myrtle Beach SC 7 62.24 6 7 120 20 18 13 -78.7090 33.8230 16310
Encinitas CA 8 62.07 7 78 30 7 33 32 -117.2613 33.0490 63184
Santa Monica CA 9 61.26 140 36 94 16 48 2 -118.4813 34.0232 92306
Venice FL 10 60.95 21 8 66 19 7 48 -82.4135 27.1164 23020
Jupiter FL 11 60.93 11 21 76 11 46 87 -80.1128 26.9199 64976
Mill Valley CA 12 60.48 115 47 13 44 1 34 -122.5420 37.9085 14355
Coronado CA 13 59.85 15 83 16 17 16 51 -117.1600 32.6640 24417
Destin FL 14 59.77 2 109 102 53 45 15 -86.4701 30.3950 13765
Laguna Beach CA 15 59.21 121 54 85 3 22 24 -117.7613 33.5449 23147
Hermosa Beach CA 16 58.66 98 44 17 21 19 36 -118.3966 33.8654 19708
Key Biscayne FL 17 58.63 44 67 6 115 9 88 -80.1653 25.6908 13182
San Clemente CA 18 58.58 64 50 42 8 41 46 -117.6103 33.4498 65267
Jacksonville Beach FL 19 58.06 9 49 99 18 27 38 -81.4045 30.2782 23518
Coral Gables FL 20 57.94 47 15 49 54 32 37 -80.2715 25.7037 51095





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