Florida
Top 100 finalists
City Population
Boca Raton 86,600
Coral Springs 128,800
Miramar 106,600
Pembroke Pines 151,700
Other cities
City Population
Boynton Beach 66,458
Bradenton 53,806
Brandon 88,386
Cape Coral 135,031
Carol City 63,383
Clearwater 112,033
Coconut Creek 50,004
Davie 84,143
Daytona Beach 66,465
Deerfield Beach 71,601
Delray Beach 67,121
Deltona 80,171
Fort Lauderdale 163,893
Fort Myers 50,575
Fountainbleau 67,108
Gainesville 95,056
Hialeah 238,105
Hollywood 148,288
Jacksonville 790,689
Kendale Lakes 58,674
Kendall 77,523
Kissimmee 58,167
Lakeland 81,166
Largo 69,521
Lauderhill 61,075
Margate 58,811
Melbourne 75,091
Miami 378,914
Miami Beach 93,402
North Miami 60,315
Ocala 49,724
Orlando 199,817
Palm Bay 88,705
Palm Harbor 60,127
Pensacola 53,751
Plantation 90,901
Pompano Beach 83,724
Port Charlotte 49,790
Port Orange 50,006
Port St. Lucie 112,365
Sarasota 55,147
Spring Hill 81,362
St. Petersburg 243,615
Sunrise 93,117
Tallahassee 149,906
Tamarac 61,742
Tamiami 55,584
Tampa 326,593
The Hammocks 52,617
Town 'n' Country 80,309
West Palm Beach 89,905
Weston 66,230
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Florida companies
FORTUNE: Best to work for
Company Best Companies
2006 Rank
Baptist Health Care 18
JM Family Enterprises 40
Publix Super Markets 56
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FORTUNE 500
Company F500 rank
Publix Super Markets 104
Tech Data 107
AutoNation 115
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Biggest employers
Company Employees
Ameriplan Eastern Division Tra 75,000
Ucf 43,000
Modern Business Associates Inc 16,000
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  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Newport Beach, CA $1,362,500
Greenwich, CT $1,129,000
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Most educated
  % residents with
graduate degrees
Arlington, VA 35.7%
Davis, CA 34.6%
Brookline, MA 32.5%
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Most singles
  % single residents
Bloomington, IN 58.2%
New Brunswick, NJ 54.6%
College Station, TX 54.3%
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  Median age
Jacksonville, NC 22.90
Provo, UT 23.28
New Brunswick, NJ 24.16
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