Living in Pensacola Station, FL
Pensacola Station is a big small town of 5,281 people in Escambia County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Pensacola, FL and 222 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,281people
$257kTypical home
$1,797/moRent
89° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,281
- Part of a metro area
- About 610 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 10 mi to Pensacola, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,622/mo)
- Median rent $1,797/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 106 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 21
- 51% of households have kids
- 2% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 57% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PNS airport
- 11 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 363 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.