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Bartow vs Crestview

348 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+17.7 pts in Crestview) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Bartow).

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Bartow, FLHomes around $279KFlorida · 20,438 people
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Crestview, FLHomes around $288KFlorida · 28,773 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BartowHomes around $279K
Housing$279K typical home26% below the FL typical home Outdoors#53 most conserved land in FL12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Work28,725 jobsbased in Bartow, a regional job hub All about Bartow →
CrestviewHomes around $288K
Housing$288K typical home23% below the FL typical home Schools#169 for schools in FLof 488 towns Outdoors#149 most trails in FL14 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves All about Crestview →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+17.7 pts
Crestview has grown faster since 2010
Crestview +29.3%Bartow +11.6%
Jobs per worker3.1×
Bartow is more of a job hub
Bartow 3.18Crestview 1.02
Street grid2.7×
Crestview has the more walkable street grid
Crestview 57.6Bartow 21.4
Property tax bill+47%
Tax bills are bigger in Crestview
Crestview $1,882Bartow $1,281
Conserved land+16.4 pts
Bartow has more conserved land
Bartow 17.6%Crestview 1.2%
Kids under 18+8.1 pts
Crestview has more kids
Crestview 28.3%Bartow 20.2%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Crestview places higher on 11 of 22 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−BartowSafer than 24% of U.S. towns –CrestviewNot graded
Schools
DBartowBetter than 14% of districts in the state A−CrestviewBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
C−BartowHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns BCrestviewHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns
10Bartow
11Crestview

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #53#423 Highest graduation rateSchools · 631 towns #565#212 Most trailsOutdoors · 430 towns #365#149 Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #579#312 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #356#169 HealthiestHealth · 632 towns #508#275 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 244 towns #7#92 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #265#455

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bartow’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bartow$1,590/mo
Typical home $279K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,142/mo · Housing →
Crestview$1,670/mo
Typical home $288K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,366/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Crestview and Bartow.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BartowCrestview
Snow a year0″0″
January low50°F38°F
July high92°F90°F
Growing season (days)352d253d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th86th
Outdoors & history
BartowCrestview
Trails12 mi14 mi
Conserved land17.6%1.2%
Settled18511883
National Register places111
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—4
Community
BartowCrestview
Library hours a week58 hrs44 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

348 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BartowFLCrestviewFL
Bartow ↔ Crestview348 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BartowCrestview
People
Population 20,438Lowest 28,773Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.6%Lowest FL: +14.6% +29.3%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 36.5±2.2Highest 14% below FL 31.7±1Lowest 26% below FL
Kids under 18 20.2%±2.9Lowest FL: 19.5% 28.3%±3Highest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 16.5%±2Highest FL: 21.3% 11.2%±1.8Lowest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.8%Highest FL: 34.1% 22.6%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±2.1Lowest FL: 6.1% 8.6%±2Highest FL: 6.1%
Crestview and Bartow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,178±$8kHighest 9% below FL $65,480±$5kLowest 12% below FL
Bartow and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $234,100±$12kLowest 35% below FL $277,900±$17kHighest 23% below FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,142±$165Lowest 32% below FL $1,366±$137Highest 18% below FL
Crestview and Bartow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,281Lowest 53% below FL $1,882Highest 31% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41%±10.4Lowest FL: 60.1% 57.8%±9.2Highest FL: 60.1%
Crestview and Bartow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.1%Highest FL: 12.6% 11.2%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.9%Highest FL: 67.6% 61.3%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 9 yrs older than FL 2000Highest 12 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 6% below FL 30 minHighest 9% above FL
Work from home 7.9%±2Highest FL: 15.7% 7.2%±2.9Lowest FL: 15.7%
Bartow and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 20.1%Highest 18.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.18Highest 1.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lakeland (16%)Fort Walton Beach (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CrestviewFew work in Bartow
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.6%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.9 miLowest 14.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.4Lowest 57.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #356 of 488 in FL#169 of 488 in FL
School district POLKOKALOOSA
High school in town Bartow Senior High SchoolCrestview High School
Students per teacherat that high school 22.3Lowest 24.2Highest
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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