Cities in FL, TX, AZ, CA, NV, GA, AL, MS, LA, SC, HI — average winter lows above freezing.
For people who want to skip snow shoveling entirely. The states here all have January average lows above freezing across most of the state.
Note: 'mild winter' doesn't mean year-round perfection — many of these are brutally hot in summer (TX, AZ, MS, LA). Trade-off matters.
1Auburn, ALAuburn-Opelika · pop 83,75778HotALstate 8Anderson, SCGreenville-Anderson · pop 30,93776RisingSCstate 10Easley, SCGreenville-Anderson · pop 27,00176RisingSCstate 23Yuma, AZYuma · pop 103,55972RisingAZstate 25Coral Gables, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 50,37972RisingFLstate 26Greer, SCGreenville-Anderson · pop 46,31672RisingSCstate 27Coachella, CARiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario · pop 45,16572RisingCAstate 32Dana Point, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 32,58572RisingCAstate 33Southlake, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 31,50072RisingTXstate 34Mauldin, SCGreenville-Anderson · pop 29,74672RisingSCstate 35Pearl, MSJackson · pop 28,45872RisingMSstate 36Fairhope, ALDaphne-Fairhope-Foley · pop 26,04472RisingALstate 37Charleston, SCCharleston-North Charleston · pop 157,66571RisingSCstate 38Edinburg, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 108,73371RisingTXstate 41Florence, ALFlorence-Muscle Shoals · pop 42,71671RisingALstate 42Rome, GARome · pop 38,74771RisingGAstate 48Costa Mesa, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 109,13170RisingCAstate