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Crestview vs Bartow

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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Crestview, FLHomes around $288KFlorida · 28,773 people
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Bartow, FLHomes around $279KFlorida · 20,438 people
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.

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.

★ 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.

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.

Crestview$1,670/mo
Typical home $288K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,366/mo · Housing →
Bartow$1,590/mo
Typical home $279K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,142/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
CrestviewBartow
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F50°F
July high90°F92°F
Growing season (days)253d352d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th67th
Outdoors & history
CrestviewBartow
Conserved land1.2%17.6%
Settled18831851
National Register places111
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here4—
Community
CrestviewBartow
Library hours a week44 hrs58 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.

Crestview ↔ Bartow348 miles apart
Everything, side by side

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.

CrestviewBartow
People
Population 28,773Highest 20,438Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +29.3%Highest FL: +14.6% +11.6%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 31.7±1Lowest 26% below FL 36.5±2.2Highest 14% below FL
Kids under 18 28.3%±3Highest FL: 19.5% 20.2%±2.9Lowest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 11.2%±1.8Lowest FL: 21.3% 16.5%±2Highest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Lowest FL: 34.1% 22.8%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.6%±2Highest FL: 6.1% 6.3%±2.1Lowest 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 $65,480±$5kLowest 12% below FL $68,178±$8kHighest 9% 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 $277,900±$17kHighest 23% below FL $234,100±$12kLowest 35% below FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,366±$137Highest 18% below FL $1,142±$165Lowest 32% 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 $1,882Highest 31% below FL $1,281Lowest 53% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.8%±9.2Highest FL: 60.1% 41%±10.4Lowest 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 11.2%Lowest FL: 12.6% 18.1%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.3%Lowest FL: 67.6% 65.9%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 12 yrs newer than FL 1979Lowest 9 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 9% above FL 26 minLowest 6% below FL
Work from home 7.2%±2.9Lowest FL: 15.7% 7.9%±2Highest 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 18.6%Lowest 20.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.02Lowest 3.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Walton Beach (12%)Lakeland (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BartowFew work in Crestview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 17.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 14.0 miHighest 11.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.6Highest 21.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #169 of 488 in FL#356 of 488 in FL
School district OKALOOSAPOLK
High school in town Crestview High SchoolBartow Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 24.2Highest 22.3Lowest
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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