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Point Baker is a small town of 3,976 people in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It's about 19 miles from Pensacola, FL and 197 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,976people
$213kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,976
- Part of a metro area
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 19 mi to Pensacola, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,343/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 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 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PNS airport
- 17 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 271 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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