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Oriole Beach is a small town of 2,005 people in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It's about 7 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 $326k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,005people
$326kTypical home
$2,023/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,005
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,381 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 7 mi to Pensacola, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,056/mo)
- Median rent $2,023/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PNS airport
- 9 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 310 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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