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Crestview vs Callaway

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+38.7 pts in Crestview) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Crestview).

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Crestview, FLHomes around $288KFlorida · 28,773 people
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Callaway, FLHomes around $266KFlorida · 13,496 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.

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 →
CallawayHomes around $266K
Housing$266K typical home29% below the FL typical home Outdoors#213 most trails in FL5.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Callaway →
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+38.7 pts
Crestview has grown faster since 2010
Crestview +29.3%Callaway -9.4%
Jobs per worker3.3×
Crestview is more of a job hub
Crestview 1.02Callaway 0.31
Trails2.7×
Crestview has more miles of trail
Crestview 14.0 miCallaway 5.1 mi
Property tax bill+51%
Tax bills are bigger in Crestview
Crestview $1,882Callaway $1,250
Work in town+13.5 pts
More of Crestview’s workers stay in town
Crestview 18.6%Callaway 5.1%
Average commute7 min
Callaway has the shorter commute
Crestview 30 minCallaway 24 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Crestview places higher on 15 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.

Schools
A−CrestviewBetter than 77% of districts in the state B−CallawayBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
BCrestviewHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns CCallawayHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
15Crestview
7Callaway

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #90#594 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #455#147 Highest graduation rateSchools · 631 towns #212#482 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #169#357 HealthiestHealth · 632 towns #275#448 Most activeHealth · 633 towns #218#387 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 635 towns #463#620 Most new homesHousing · 250 towns #44#105

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Crestview

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 →
Callaway$1,510/mo
Typical home $266K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $1,322/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Crestview and Callaway.

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
CrestviewCallaway
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F43°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)253d301d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th94th
Outdoors & history
CrestviewCallaway
Trails14 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.2%2.1%
Settled1883—
National Register places1—
Archive photos66
Famous people born here4—
Community
CrestviewCallaway
Library hours a week44 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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CrestviewFLCallawayFL
Crestview ↔ Callaway73 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.

CrestviewCallaway
People
Population 28,773Highest 13,496Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +29.3%Highest FL: +14.6% -9.4%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 31.7±1Lowest 26% below FL 35.2±2.6Highest 17% below FL
Callaway and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.3%±3Highest FL: 19.5% 23.8%±3Lowest FL: 19.5%
Crestview and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.2%±1.8Lowest FL: 21.3% 11.9%±1.7Highest FL: 21.3%
Callaway and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Lowest FL: 34.1% 24.6%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.6%±2Highest FL: 6.1% 6.6%±1.6Lowest FL: 6.1%
Crestview and Callaway 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 $65,609±$8kHighest 12% below FL
Callaway 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 $250,300±$16kLowest 30% below FL
Crestview and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,366±$137Highest 18% below FL $1,322±$68Lowest 21% below FL
Crestview and Callaway 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 $1,250Lowest 54% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.8%±9.2Lowest FL: 60.1% 59.9%±10.7Highest FL: 60.1%
Callaway and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.2%Highest FL: 12.6% 9.6%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.3%Highest FL: 67.6% 58.7%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 12 yrs newer than FL 1991Lowest 3 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 9% above FL 24 minLowest 15% below FL
Work from home 7.2%±2.9Highest FL: 15.7% 7.1%±2.5Lowest FL: 15.7%
Crestview and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 18.6%Highest 5.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.02Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Walton Beach (12%)Panama City (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CallawayFew work in Crestview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 14.0 miHighest 5.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.6Highest 52.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #169 of 488 in FL#357 of 488 in FL
School district OKALOOSABAY
High school in town Crestview High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 24.2 —
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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