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Milton is a big small town of 10,733 people in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Pensacola, FL and 201 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,733people
$233kTypical home
$1,455/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,733
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,872 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Pensacola, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,470/mo)
- Median rent $1,455/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (426 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PNS airport
- 14 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- Right on the coast
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 280 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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