IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Destin, FL
Destin is a big small town of 14,077 people in Okaloosa County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from Crestview, FL and 217 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $490k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,077people
$490kTypical home
$1,936/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
Is Destin right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,077
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,878 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 25 mi to Crestview, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $490k (≈$3,092/mo)
- Median rent $1,936/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (411 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 0 mi to DSI airport
- 43 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 296 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okaloosa County: R+42 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