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Niceville is a small city of 16,544 people in Okaloosa County, Florida. It's about 16 miles from Crestview, FL and 208 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,544people
$424kTypical home
$1,749/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,544
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,149 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 16 mi to Crestview, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,671/mo)
- Median rent $1,749/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 119 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 (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (196 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to VPS airport
- 42 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 92 ft
- Right on the coast
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 337 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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