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Fort Walton Beach is a small city of 21,025 people in Okaloosa County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Crestview, FL and 215 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,025people
$322kTypical home
$1,307/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,752 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to Crestview, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,307/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (411 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to VPS airport
- 34 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 52 ft
- Right on the coast
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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