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The charming city of Naples, Florida is home to just over 20,000 permanent residents and is a natural and cultural gem tucked away in sunny Southwest Florida. The Paradise Coast, as it is known, is where the Gulf of Mexico's turquoise waters meet white sugar sand beaches, and downtown districts are filled with artful treasures, culinary delights, and countless other discoveries. Rich in history, Naples is home to a myriad of cultural events and attractions making it a destination haven for visitors from around the world. These resources are to help you explore this place of paradise.

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Naples, Florida is a popular, sophisticated and charming town on the Gulf of Mexico offering miles of white sand beaches, an abundance of restaurants to suit every palate and a plethora of shopping and outdoor activities. It is considered the crown jewel of Southwest Florida. With consistent sunshine and warm weather, outdoor living is second-to-none allowing year-round golf, boating, biking, paddle boarding, tennis or one of the many other activities available in Naples.

Here are the most common reasons people provided on the TOP REASONS they selected Naples as their home:

Friendliness - Many sited how our area has that 'Midwest' friendly feel. People say hello and smile at you as you walk by
Small town feel with big town conveniences - The town has some big town conveniences without the big town hassles. We benefit from great wealth in the area and our community invests in providing a variety of things to do from live theaters to museums and zoos to botanical gardens. We also have an impressive variety of stores from grocery to boutiques to big box luxury brands.
Weather - It is no secret that being situated below the tropics line affords us beautiful weather year round.
Active Lifestyle - Whether you love to golf, play tennis, ride bikes or a number of other activities, you will find people with common interests plentiful and the weather facilitates the opportunity to enjoy them year-round.
Cleanliness - Drive around and see for yourself. This place is beautifully maintained. Rarely would you see garbage collecting in the curbs. Instead you will observe beautifully landscaped areas, clean streets and well kept properties across town.
Safety - Remember a time when you felt comfortable leaving your front door unlocked? Be sure to check out our low crime rate statistics to see how safe Naples is.
Taxes - Not only do Florida residents benefit from having no state income tax, but they also benefit from having one of the lowest property taxes in all of Florida.
Schools - If you look on great schools.com you will see that schools in the Naples area have impressive results. Not only are there some top rated public schools but there are also a number of amazing private schools in the area.
Dining - You can live in Naples for years and not come close to trying all of the restaurants, the majority of which are local establishments and not chain restaurants.
Beaches - Our sugar white sand and crystal clear Gulf make for beautiful sunsets or days full of flolicing!