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DeFuniak Springs is a big small town of 6,532 people in Walton County, Florida. It's about 28 miles from Crestview, FL and 199 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,532people
$201kTypical home
$1,024/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,532
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 28 mi to Crestview, FL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,270/mo)
- Median rent $1,024/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,053 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to VPS airport
- 66 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walton County: R+58 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk