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Century is a small town of 1,826 people in Escambia County, Florida. It's about 37 miles from Pensacola, FL and 178 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $716 a month.
1,826people
$69kTypical home
$716/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,826
- Part of a metro area
- About 567 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 37 mi to Pensacola, FL
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$433/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PNS airport
- 35 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 118 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Florida districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Escambia County: R+20 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk