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Freeport is a big small town of 6,689 people in Walton County, Florida. It's about 32 miles from Crestview, FL and 213 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 $408k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,689people
$408kTypical home
$1,859/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,689
- Part of a metro area
- About 287 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 32 mi to Crestview, FL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $408k (≈$2,572/mo)
- Median rent $1,859/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (568 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DSI airport
- 63 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- Right on the coast
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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