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Miramar Beach is a big small town of 8,902 people in Walton County, Florida. It's about 29 miles from Crestview, FL and 219 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 $733k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,902people
$733kTypical home
$2,250/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,268 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 29 mi to Crestview, FL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $733k (≈$4,622/mo)
- Median rent $2,250/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% 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 (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (568 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 14% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DSI airport
- 51 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 331 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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