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Pensacola is a mid-size city of 54,036 people in Escambia County, Florida. It's part of the Pensacola, FL area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
54,036people
$314kTypical home
$1,322/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 54,036
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,373 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Birmingham, AL
- In the Pensacola, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,983/mo)
- Median rent $1,322/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 114 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
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PNS airport
- 2 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- Right on the coast
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Escambia County: R+20 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk