The quality of life in the Destin area is phenomenal, and it is no longer a secret. Read below to discover some of the area’s recent accolades.<\/p>\n
February 2026 – #5 Best Family Beach Vacations in the U.S. – U.S. News & World Report<\/a><\/p>\n June 2025 – Gulf Coast Regional Winner in “Best Harbor” Contest – USHarbors.com<\/a><\/p>\n March 2025 – 11 Most Hospitable Towns in Florida – WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/p>\n July 2024 – Best Fishing Town in Florida – FishingBooker.com<\/a><\/p>\n June 2024 – #2 “Best Harbor in the U.S.” – USHarbors.com<\/a><\/p>\n May 2024 – #15 Most Popular Boating City in America for 2024 – Get My Boat<\/a><\/p>\n October 2023 – #9 Most Popular Boating Cities in America – Get My Boat<\/a><\/p>\n August 2023 – #17 Best Places to Visit in the USA for 2023-24 –\u00a0US News<\/a><\/p>\n August 2023 – #6 Top 100 US Boomtowns –\u00a0Checkr<\/a><\/p>\n April 2022 – 15 Best Family Beach Vacations in the U.S. –\u00a0TripsToDiscover.com<\/a><\/p>\n June 2021 – Top 10 Best Beach Towns To Live In –\u00a0WalletHub.com<\/a><\/p>\n May 2021 – 11 Most Picturesque Small Towns in Florida –\u00a0TripsToDiscover.com<\/a><\/p>\n December 2020 – Top Family Friendly Vacation Destinations in Florida –\u00a0TripsToDiscover.com<\/a><\/p>\n October 2020 –\u00a09 Incredibly Unique Diving Locations in Florida –\u00a0TripsToDiscover.com<\/a><\/p>\n September 2020 –\u00a09 Places in Florida Every Photographer Needs to Shoot At Least Once –\u00a0TripsToDiscover.com<\/a><\/p>\n September 2020 –\u00a010 Family Destinations For Florida Fishing –\u00a0TripsToDiscover.com<\/a><\/p>\n October 2019 – #12 Florida Cities with the Best Overall Feedback & #10\u00a0Florida Cities with the Most Overall Votes –\u00a0TripToDiscover.com’s\u00a0Most Visitor-Friendly Florida Cities<\/a><\/p>\n July 2019 – Florida Favorite Beach –\u00a0Birmingham Parent Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n June 2019 – #2 Best Florida Gulf Coast Beaches –\u00a0VacationIdea Dream Vacation Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n May 2019 – 13 Perfect Gulf Coast Beach Towns for Families –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n March 2019 –\u00a013 Best Beaches on Florida’s Gulf Coast –\u00a0TripsToDiscover.com<\/a><\/p>\n March 2019 – #2 on South’s Best Beach Towns List 2019 –\u00a0SouthernLiving.com<\/a><\/p>\n January 2019 – #13 Cities To Move To In 2019 –\u00a0CubeSmart Self Storage blog<\/a><\/p>\n January 2019 – #4 Best Places To Visit In Florida –\u00a0VacationIdea Dream Vacation Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n December 2018 – A Top Retirement Destination –\u00a0America’s 100 Best Places to Retire<\/a><\/p>\n November 2018 – Best Weekend Getaways In Florida From Each Of The State’s Regions –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n June 2018 – This Is Why Everyone Should Plan A Trip To Destin, Florida –\u00a0SouthernLiving.com<\/a><\/p>\n June 2018 – You Want Adventure? You Will Find It At These 5 Beach Towns –\u00a0CarRentals.com, An Expedia Group Company<\/a><\/p>\n May 2017 – Top Summer Beach House Destinations for Families –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n March 2017 – #3 Trending Spots For Summer 2017 Vacation Rental Stay –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n December 2016 – Top 10 Best in the U.S. for 2017 –\u00a0Lonely Planet<\/a><\/p>\n December 2016 – Top 10 Best Places to Visit in the United States in 2017 –\u00a0Smart Meetings<\/a><\/p>\n December 2016 –\u00a0#85 Top 100 Places for Business Travelers –\u00a0Churchill Living<\/a><\/p>\n June 2016 –\u00a0#2 Most Popular Summer Vacation Rental Spot\u00a0in the US –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n May 2016 – #8 Summer Vacation Value Report –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n March 2016 –\u00a0Top 20 Trending US Vacation Rental Markets –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n February 2016 – Top Retirement Destination –\u00a0Where To Retire Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n February 2016 – Okaloosa County School District Graded #2 in State –\u00a0OkaloosaSchools.com<\/a><\/p>\n January 2016 – 10 Best Beaches for a Budget Vacation in 2016 –\u00a0MSN.com<\/a><\/p>\n December 2015 – #3 Destinations on the Rise for 2016 –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n October 2015 – #1 Sweet Spot for Renting Out Your Home –\u00a0TripAdvisor.com’s Vacation Rentals Blog<\/a><\/p>\n August 2015 – #1 Vacation Spot for Labor Day Weekend by\u00a0TripAdvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n May\/June 2015 –\u00a0American’s Top 10 Beaches<\/a>\u00a0by The Saturday Evening Post<\/p>\n January 2015 –\u00a0Top Winter Getaway<\/a>\u00a0by FlipKey<\/p>\n April 2014 –\u00a010 Best Beaches for Families in 2014<\/a>\u00a0by Family Vacation Critic<\/p>\n April 2014 –\u00a0Top 20 Small Cities in Florida<\/a>\u00a0by Cities Journal<\/p>\n January 2014 –\u00a02014 Best Gulf Beaches<\/a>\u00a0by FlipKey<\/p>\n December 2013 –\u00a0#3 Destination on the Rise<\/a>\u00a0by TripAvisor.com<\/p>\n October 2013 –\u00a0Top 10 Best Places to Buy a Vacation Home<\/a>\u00a0by The Huffington Post<\/p>\n August 2013 –\u00a0Top Weekend Getaway<\/a>\u00a0by FlipKey<\/p>\n July 2013 – Best Place to Vacation by the readers of the Gadsden Times<\/p>\n March 2013 –\u00a0Travel Channel’s<\/a>\u00a0Best Family Beach 2013<\/p>\n August 2011 – Forbes\u00a0Top 10 Most Recession Proof Cities for Real Estate<\/a><\/p>\n August 2011 – Best Fall Trips 2011 by\u00a0National Geographic<\/a><\/p>\n August 2011 – Florida: Five Spots to Cast a Fishing Line by\u00a0Miami Herald<\/a><\/p>\n August 2011 – Top Ten Most Beautiful Places by\u00a0ABC’s Good Morning America<\/a><\/p>\n August 2011 – Ranked #20 in Forbes Magazine’s Top 20 Most Geekiest Cities<\/p>\n