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佛罗里达最适宜居住的十大城市(2)

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Six: Dunedin.

顿尼丁
Dunedin is the 51st most desirable place to live in Florida according to AreaVibes,
顿尼丁是“AreaVibes”推荐的佛州第51大最佳城市,
so close and yet so far from a much-coveted top 50 spot.
距离前50不远不近。
Overall placement matters little though when the quality of life scores are as consistently high as they are in Dunedin.
顿尼丁的生活质量一直保持较高水平,宜居此地更是个不错的选择。
Located just north of St.Petersburg on Florida's West coast, Dunedin is home to around 35,000 people
它位于佛州西海岸,圣彼得堡北部,人口约3.5万,
and is considered one of the best places to enjoy a laid back Florida lifestyle on a budget.
它是享受佛州轻松、休闲生活方式的实惠选择。
Crime rates in Dunedin are a healthy 44 percent lower than the Florida average
犯罪率比佛州平均值低44%,
and those with children will be happy to hear that the local school system performs well
教育体制完善一定会得到家长的青睐,
with a high school graduation rate that is eight percent higher than average.
高中毕业率高出平均值8个百分点。
The cost of a home in Dunedin is consistent with the average cost in the rest of Florida.
房价与佛州均价持平。
The median household income and the cost of living is actually marginally lower,
家庭收入适中,生活费用相对较低,
making Dunedin a very desirable place to start a new life.
顿尼丁绝对是你的不错选择。
Seven: Cape Coral.
开普科勒尔
Cape Coral is known as the "waterfront wonderland",
开普科勒尔被誉为“海滨仙境”,
a whimsical nickname for a place with more miles of canal than anywhere else in the world.
因为这里有世界上最长的运河航道。
A large city of over 150,000 people, located between Tampa and Miami,
人口超15万,位于迈阿密和坦帕市之间,
Cape Coral enjoys an impressively low crime rate, 47 percent below the Florida average.
犯罪率极低,比佛州平均值低47%。
Residents of Cape Coral enjoy a particularly low tax rate
市民所缴纳的税率非常低,
so they have plenty of money left over to spend on the great restaurants,
所以大量资金用在了吃饭购物,
shops and cultural venues as well as an annual roster of fun festivals.
文化休闲,以及年度节庆活动。
The annual Independence Day festival, Oktoberfest and regular art and music festivals draw crowds from all over Florida.
每年的独立日庆典,啤酒节以及日常的文化和音乐节都会吸引佛州市民参加。
The cost of living in Cape Coral isn't as high as you'd expect.
生活费用远没有你想得那么高。
In fact, it's absolutely average for the state of Florida.
与佛州平均值相当。
House prices and household income are only slightly above average.
房价和家庭收入较平均值略高。
With its affordability, beauty, and culture, Cape Coral sounds far too good to be true.
这里风景优美,文化气息浓厚,生活费用不高,你简直不敢相信这是真的。
Eight: Jupiter Inlet Colony.
丘比特入口殖民地
Jupiter Inlet Colony has an epic liveability score with AreaVibes
根据“AreaVibes”,这里的可适宜居住水平很高,
that makes it the fourth ranking among most desirable places to live in Florida.
它也排在了佛州最理想去处的第四名。
A tiny town located in Palm Beach County, Jupiter has around 400 residents and,
这是一座位于棕榈县的小城镇,人口约400人,
they all seem to love their surroundings as it was ranked the ninth happiest seaside town
人们在这里怡然自得,2012年《海滨生活》杂质曾把它列为
in America by Coastal Living Magazine in 2012.
全美第九大最美丽的海滨城镇。
Jupiter gets an A+ for its crime rate which is 100 percent lower than the state average.
这里的犯罪率为“A+”,比佛州均值还要低100%。
There have been no crimes reported in recent years, making it one of the safest places to live in the U.S.
近些年还没有发现犯罪案件,让其成为了全美最安全地方之一。

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Both the elementary and high school in Jupiter Inlet Colony perform outstandingly

初高中教育水平也非常高,
with high school graduation rates currently 22 percent higher than the Florida average.
高中毕业率比平均值高出22%。
In such a tiny and perfect oasis, soaring house prices are natural,
在这片美丽的绿洲上,房价激增是非常正常的,
and Jupiter Inlet is no exception with the average house price a whopping 439 percent higher than the Florida average.
丘比特入口殖民地也不例外,这里的房价是均价的439%。
Nine: Weston.
韦斯顿
Weston, Florida is a small city of just over 65,000 people located in Broward County.
韦斯顿是一座拥有6.5万人的小城市,位于布劳沃德县。
Just shy of vetting spot in the AreaVibes top 100 places to live in Florida,
它也被列入“AreaVibes”佛州最适宜居住的一百座城市名单,
Weston is a highly desirable place to live for reasons that can easily be measured.
宜居韦斯顿的原因也是显而易见的。
The crime rate in Weston is an impressive 84 percent lower than the rest of Florida
犯罪率比均值低84%,
and the high school graduation rate is 16 percent higher.
高中毕业率高16%。
The people of Weston are big earners with a median household income
居民收入很高,
that is almost 100 percent higher than the Florida average.
家庭收入较均值高100%。
The unemployment rate in Weston is low, and the temperature is comfortable, rarely going higher than 82 degrees.
失业率非常低,气候宜人,温度也很少在82华氏温度以上。
Where Weston really shines, however, is in its culture with a number of fascinating historical sites,
韦斯顿在文化方面蓬勃发展,这里有许多历史遗址,
museums and nature reserves bringing in tourists from far and wide.
博物馆以及自然保护区,也引来了许多游客慕名而来。
Ten: Celebration.
欢乐城
A master-planned community originally designed by the Walt Disney Company,
迪士尼公司最先对欢乐城社区进行了总体规划,
Celebration is a perfect little town located just a stone's throw from the Walt Disney World Resort.
该城离迪士尼乐园仅一步之遥。
It may feel a little like living in a show home, carefully constructed within a whole show town,
你可能感觉自己住在了展示房,其实整个小镇就是一个精心构造的“展示屋”,
but the residents of Celebration get to live and work in buildings
许多市民工作和生活的房子
designed by some of the best-known architects in the world.
都是著名建筑师设计建造的。
Surprisingly, the town that is actually a part of Disney World does not occupy the number one spot on AreaVibes liveability index.
然而,这座迪士尼小镇并不是“AreaVibes”的头名。
Celebration is actually 13th.
它排在了第13位。
All of the quality of living stats rank high with a crime rate
生活质量高,犯罪率较平均值
that is 67 percent lower than the state average and a high school graduation rate that is 18 percent higher.
低67%,高中毕业率高18%。
The cost of buying a home in Celebration isn't the highest on this list
房价也不是最贵的,
at 131 percent higher than the state average,
较均价高131%,
and the cost of living isn't so bad either at just 29 percent above average.
生活费也不高,只比均值高29%。
Now that's something to celebrate.
这的确值得庆祝。

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