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Living in Gulf Breeze, FL

Gulf Breeze is a big small town of 6,660 people in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It's about 5 miles from Pensacola, FL and 219 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 $506k and rent runs about $2k a month.

6,660people
$506kTypical home
$1,540/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
111Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 6,660
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,423 people per sq mi
  • 219 mi to Birmingham, AL
  • 5 mi to Pensacola, FL
  • 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $506k (≈$3,188/mo)
  • Median rent $1,540/mo
  • Median household income $104k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 91°F
  • Winter highs around 62°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
  • 260 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
  • 105 cloudy days a year
  • 34 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 111 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 (73 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (225 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 50
  • 29% of households have kids
  • 27% are 65 or older
  • 56% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 7 mi to PNS airport
  • 7 mi to PNS (major hub)
  • 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 77% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1972
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation -3 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 135 mi to a big lake
  • 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 35 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 340 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 37 bars within 25 mi
  • 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 21 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 38% of Florida districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • Dog park in town
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 13 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Santa Rosa County: R+51 in 2024
  • Florida: R+13 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Moderate 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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