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West Pensacola is a small city of 20,665 people in Escambia County, Florida. It's about 5 miles from Pensacola, FL and 216 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 $116k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,665people
$116kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,665
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,883 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to Pensacola, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$732/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 111 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 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PNS airport
- 6 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- Right on the coast
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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